Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
The Frail Elderly Research Support Group (FRESH), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ghana Med J. 2020 Mar;54(1):42-47. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i1.7.
The rising burden of chronic diseases has attracted the attention of public health researchers and policymakers worldwide.
To assess the demographic, morbidity and outcome patterns of chronic illness among the older patients at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Retrospective study.
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Seven hundred and eighty-eight (788) adults (60 years and over) hospitalized between 2010 and 2014 in the hospital.
None.
The age of the selected study population ranged from 60 to 99 years with a mean of 76.08(±10.42). More than half (53.0%) were between 60-69 years, with a subsequent decline. Male patients accounted for 64.0%, but females were more frequent among patients 80 years and older. The most common health conditions were heart diseases (22.5%), neoplasm (13.2%), cerebrovascular accident (12.4%), and gastrointestinal diseases (14.5%). The records showed that 14.9% were referred to other institution for various reasons (including further management, lack of space, industrial action by workers, discharged against medical advice or dead).
Heart diseases were the major chronic illnesses among the older adults followed by neoplasm conditions, while musculoskeletal conditions were the least. It also found that there was a poor outcome of conditions among older adults in this setting. Therefore, efforts should be made towards the prevention and reduction of chronic illnesses, as well as improving the outcome of care.
Doctoral Fellowship from Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa.
慢性病负担的增加引起了全球公共卫生研究人员和政策制定者的关注。
评估尼日利亚伊费奥巴费米·阿沃洛沃大学教学医院综合大楼老年患者的慢性病的人口统计学、发病率和结局模式。
回顾性研究。
尼日利亚伊费奥巴费米·阿沃洛沃大学教学医院综合大楼。
2010 年至 2014 年间在该医院住院的 788 名（60 岁及以上）成年人。
无。
所选研究人群的年龄从 60 岁到 99 岁不等，平均年龄为 76.08(±10.42)。超过一半（53.0%）的人年龄在 60-69 岁之间，随后逐渐下降。男性患者占 64.0%，但 80 岁及以上的患者中女性更为常见。最常见的健康状况是心脏病（22.5%）、肿瘤（13.2%）、脑血管意外（12.4%）和胃肠道疾病（14.5%）。记录显示，14.9%的患者因各种原因（包括进一步管理、缺乏空间、工人罢工、拒绝医疗建议出院或死亡）被转介到其他机构。
心脏病是老年患者的主要慢性病，其次是肿瘤，而肌肉骨骼疾病是最少的。研究还发现，在这种情况下，老年患者的病情结局较差。因此，应努力预防和减少慢性病，并改善护理结局。
非洲高级研究培训联合会博士奖学金。
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