| Autor: |
Zubeyir Sari, Saadet Ufuk Yurdalan, Mine Gulden Polat, Bahar Ozgul, Ayfer Kanberoglu, Selma Onel |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medicine Science, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 557-63 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2147-0634 |
| DOI: |
10.5455/medscience.2013.02.8054 |
| Popis: |
Seasonal variations in the admission rates of geriatric patients with musculoskeletal problems to physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics were examined in this study. Totally 2257 patients (1802, 79.84% female; 455, 20.16% male) over the age of 65 years (mean age 72.32±5.67years) who were admitted to Duygu Private Hospital and Burcu Private Physical Therapy Branch Center in Istanbul were included. Monthly admissions and seasonal distribution were retrospectively calculated for 2 years. Admission rates of females were higher than for males in all seasons; females presented mostly in spring (33.1%), whereas males presented mostly in autumn (30.3%). Examination of monthly and seasonal admission identified gender-based differences according to months (p=0.007) and seasons (p=0.018). Monthly and seasonal admission rates according to age groups showed similar distribution of monthly (p=0.406) and seasonal (p=0.327) admissions. These findings suggest that, due to climatic conditions in Istanbul, seasons with significant temperature changes affected musculoskeletal symptoms and that future studies should further analyze this subject. [Med-Science 2013; 2(2.000): 557-63] |
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