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European Geriatric Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal, 5 - 07 October 2016, pp.105
Objectives: In this study, individuals
over seventy-five years
old living
in the community was undertaken to examine the situation of geriatric
syndromes according to gender.
Methods: In the study; 203 patients, 67(33%) were male
and 136(67%)
were female. The mean age 80,92
± 4,3(76–99); of group total; in men 80,75 ± 4.5(76–92) years,
and
women women 81,01 ± 4,2(76–99) years.
Patients with urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, sleep
disorders, falls, chronic pain, malnutrition and the
effects, visual
impairment, hearing impairment, immobility, cognitive impairment, balance and
gait disturbances, depression and constipation, geriatric
syndromes were questionned. General total,
average, and percentage comparisons between gender groups were evaluated using
appropri- ate statistical methods.
Results: The mean number of geriatric syndromes
in
cases were
4,0 ± 2,5(0–11). The
mean
number of geriatric syndromes in men by gender was
3,0 ± 2,2(0–10), while in women was 4,5 ± 2,5(0–11), respectively. Women’s average number
of geriatric syndromes, were statistically higher than men to be
highly significant (t = −3.98, p = 0.000).
When the
groups by
gender in
the prevalence of
geriatric syndromes examined, about urinary incontinence,
sleep disorders, chronic pain, malnutrition and the effects,
immobility, balance and gait disorders there was
statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). Other; there wasn’t any
statistically significant difference in fecal incontinence, falls, visual impairment, hearing impairment,
cognitive impairment, depression
and constipation (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: Old age is a period of
life that is accompanied by
a lot of health problems. This study shows that the
number of geriatric syndromes in
the female gender are higher than in men of the elderly. It will be considered that, the programs for the elderly, would be useful
for the necessary evaluation regarding common
geriatric syndromes.