A DESCRIPTIVE CORRELATIONAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF ELDERLY IN SELECTED VILLAGES AT THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT

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Abstract

        Aging is inevitable, crucial  period in life. Aged people undergoing lots of physiologic,  psychological changes  and develop   health related problems too  .In order to identify health related problems of elderly, descriptive  correlational study was conducted in selected villages of Ayanambakkam. Two hundred elderly population was selected by using convenient sampling technique. Most common problem among elderly  were memory disturbances(56.4%) in males and (43.6%) in females. Cataract (58.9%) in males and (41.4%) in females, hearing problem(71.9%)in males and (28.1%) in females. Joint pain  (33.65%) in males  and (66.4%)in females. Urinary incontinence only (30.7%) in males and (69.3%)  in females. Diabetes mellitus (64.7%) in males and only( 35.3%) in females. Hypertension (58.6%) in males and( 41.4%) in females. The memory disturbances in males higher (56.4%) than females and  males have higher occurrence of cataract (58.9%) than females and also males have higher hearing problems than females. Females are at high risk of joint pain( 64.4%) compared with males and also urinary incontinence higher risk(69.3%) than males. Males have higher  risk of diabetes mellitus (64.7%) and higher incidence of hypertension(58.6%) than females.