Evaluation of the Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients aged 65 and Over Who Applied to the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic

Veysel Delen; Server İlter

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Evaluation of the Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients aged 65 and Over Who Applied to the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic

Yazarlar:

Veysel Delen | Server İlter

Yayıncı:

Harran University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 1, pp.143-148

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285198

pISSN:

1304-9623

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Özet:

 Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the cilinical and demographic characteristics of geriatric patients aged 65 and over who presented at the physical medicine and rehabilitation polyclinic of university hospital. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in the physical medicine and rehabilitation PMR department of Harran University Hospital. In the study, the records of geriatric patients aged 65 and over who presented at the PMR polyclinic in the first 10 months of 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics and diagnoses of patients in the geriatric age group were examined. Results: A total of 759 people were included in the study, 546 of whom were women 71.9 and 213 of them 28.1 were men aged 65 and over. The gender distribution was determined to be significantly predominantly female p0.001. The mean age of the patients was 72.36 65-98 years. The mean age of men was 71.65 65-89 and the mean age of women was 72.66 65-98, and there was no significant difference between the mean ages of both groups p0.05. Conclusion: We observed that the most common diagnoses of the older adult patients who presented at our PMR polyclinic, the most frequent were degenerative diseases and osteoporosis, followed by other diagnoses. To reduce pain and disability in patients, it is important that protective measures are taken against the risk factors that can worsen the clinical condition of the disease in older adults. Nevertheless, we think that there is a need for multicenter clinical studies with wider patient participation related to the prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases in elderly individuals.

 Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the cilinical and demographic characteristics of geriatric patients aged 65 and over who presented at the physical medicine and rehabilitation polyclinic of university hospital. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in the physical medicine and rehabilitation PMR department of Harran University Hospital. In the study, the records of geriatric patients aged 65 and over who presented at the PMR polyclinic in the first 10 months of 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics and diagnoses of patients in the geriatric age group were examined. Results: A total of 759 people were included in the study, 546 of whom were women 71.9 and 213 of them 28.1 were men aged 65 and over. The gender distribution was determined to be significantly predominantly female p0.001. The mean age of the patients was 72.36 65-98 years. The mean age of men was 71.65 65-89 and the mean age of women was 72.66 65-98, and there was no significant difference between the mean ages of both groups p0.05. Conclusion: We observed that the most common diagnoses of the older adult patients who presented at our PMR polyclinic, the most frequent were degenerative diseases and osteoporosis, followed by other diagnoses. To reduce pain and disability in patients, it is important that protective measures are taken against the risk factors that can worsen the clinical condition of the disease in older adults. Nevertheless, we think that there is a need for multicenter clinical studies with wider patient participation related to the prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases in elderly individuals.

 Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the cilinical and demographic characteristics of geriatric patients aged 65 and over who presented at the physical medicine and rehabilitation polyclinic of university hospital. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in the physical medicine and rehabilitation PMR department of Harran University Hospital. In the study, the records of geriatric patients aged 65 and over who presented at the PMR polyclinic in the first 10 months of 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics and diagnoses of patients in the geriatric age group were examined. Results: A total of 759 people were included in the study, 546 of whom were women 71.9 and 213 of them 28.1 were men aged 65 and over. The gender distribution was determined to be significantly predominantly female p0.001. The mean age of the patients was 72.36 65-98 years. The mean age of men was 71.65 65-89 and the mean age of women was 72.66 65-98, and there was no significant difference between the mean ages of both groups p0.05. Conclusion: We observed that the most common diagnoses of the older adult patients who presented at our PMR polyclinic, the most frequent were degenerative diseases and osteoporosis, followed by other diagnoses. To reduce pain and disability in patients, it is important that protective measures are taken against the risk factors that can worsen the clinical condition of the disease in older adults. Nevertheless, we think that there is a need for multicenter clinical studies with wider patient participation related to the prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases in elderly individuals.

 Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı bir üniversitesi hastanesindeki fiziksel tıp ve rehabilitasyon kliniğine başvuran 65 yaş ve üzeri geriatrik hastaların klinik ve demografik özelliklerinin değerlendirilmesidir. Materyal ve metod: Çalışma Harran Üniversitesi Hastanesi fiziksel tıp ve rehabilitasyon FTR bölümünde yapıldı. Çalışmada 2022 yılının ilk 10 ayında FTR polikliniğine başvuran 65 yaş ve üzeri geriatrik hastaların kayıtları retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Geriatri yaş grubundaki hastaların aldıkları tanılar ve demografik özellikleri incelendi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 65 yaş ve üstü hastaların 546sı kadın  71,9 ve 213ü erkek  28,1 olmak üzere toplamda 759 kişiydi. Cinsiyet dağılımına ögre bakıldığında gruplar arasında kadın hastaların erkek hastalara göre belirgin bir oranda daha fazla gözükmekteydi. Cinsiyet dağılımı açısından yapılan karşılaştırmada aralarında anlamlı bir fark saptandı p0.001. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 72,36 65-98 yıl olarak tespit edildi. Erkeklerin yaş ortalaması 71,65 65-89 kadınların yaş ortalaması 72,66 65-98 olup her iki grubun yaş ortalamları arasında anlamlı bir fark saptanmadı p0.05. Sonuç: FTR polikliniğimize başvuran geriatrik hastalara konulan tanılar arasında en sık dejeneratif hastalıklar ve osteoporoz tanılarının olduğu, diğer tanılarında bu hastalık gruplarını takip ettiğini gözlemledik. Yaşlı bireylerde hastalığın kliniğini artırabilecek risk faktörleri için koruyucu önlemlerin alınması, hastalarda ağrı ve sakatlığı azaltmada önemlidir. Bununla birlikte yaşlı bireylerle ilgili kas-iskelet sistemi hastalıklarının prevalansı ile alakalı hasta katılımın daha geniş olduğu ve multi merkezli yapılacak klinik çalışmalara ihtiyaç olduğunu düşünmekteyiz.

Makale detayları

Evaluation of the Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients aged 65 and Over Who Applied to the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic

Yazarlar:

Veysel Delen | Server İlter

Yayıncı:

Harran University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 1, pp.143-148

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285198

pISSN:

1304-9623

Aging

Geriatrics

Gonarthrosis

Osteoporosis

Pain

Yaşlılık

Geriatri

Gonartroz

Osteoporoz

Ağrı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Veysel Delen | Server İlter

Yayıncı: Harran University

Ana Başlıklar: Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi: Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 1, pp.143-148

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001285198

pISSN: 1304-9623

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Veysel Delen | Server İlter

Yayıncı:

Harran University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.20 Issue 1, pp.143-148

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285198

pISSN:

1304-9623