1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Rama Medical College, Hapur, UP
2Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SGT Medical, College, Gurgaon, Haryana
Online published on 15 October, 2016.
Elderly faces the rejection and neglect from their family. People go to institutions mainly because they have no relatives to care for them. Aim;-to study the utilization of old age homes and geriatric issues in India. Methods;-studies related to utilization of old age homes and geriatric issues were analyzed. Results; The major health problem was Visual problems 67% followed by Hypertension 54%, Depression 45%, Arthritis 43%, Diabetes mellitus 32% and Hearing problems 24%. Elders, who were tested for vision by Snellen's chart, showed that 288 (67%) elders had visual problems. Recommendations: -increases awareness about geriatric issues and their needs among target group though mass media, radio, TV, role play, poster, banner, etc. Results;-The major health problem was Visual problems 67% followed by Hypertension 54%, Depression 45%, Arthritis 43%, Diabetes mellitus 32% and Hearing problems 24%. Recommendations: -increases awareness about geriatric issues and their needs among target group though mass media, radio, TV, role play, poster, banner, etc.
Old age homes, geriatric issues, hypertension, arthritis, depression
