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| Screening assessment of the elderly in rural Thailand by a mobile unit | | Author(s) | Witaya Swaddiwudhipong, Ploenjai Lerdlukanavonge, Chaveewan Chaovakiratipong |
| Journal title | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol 90, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 223-227 |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Screening ; Health clinics ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Rural areas ; Thailand. |
| Annotation | Using a mobile clinic, the authors conducted a survey on the prevalence of social and medical problems in an older population of 3302 people aged 60+ from 54 villages in northern Thailand. About 4% of those surveyed lived alone, and most of them preferred to remain with their relatives and neighbours in the community. The proportion of current tobacco smokers was slightly higher in men (55.5%) than in women (51.4%). Men also had a higher proportion of current alcohol drinkers (20.3%) than women (5.3%). About 80% of the sample reported having used medication in the month before the interview. Falls were the most common cause of reported injury, followed by cutting/piercing. The proportion of older people who had difficulties with activities of daily living (ADLs) was higher for women than men and increased with age: meal preparation was the most common activity needing help. The screening programme detected about 58% of hypertensive people and 75% of those with diabetes, along with others with treatable disorders such as senile cataract and dyslipidaemia. Geriatric screening assessment using mobile units can be helpful in uncovering treatable conditions among older people in rural areas. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980109207 A |
| Classmark | CH: 3V: L6: CA: C4: RL: 7HG * |
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