Md. Omar Sharif Ahmmed Chowdhury1*, Rumpa Khatun2, and Sukrana Pervin3
1Department of Physiotherapy, Gono Bishwabidyalay, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2Department of Physiotherapy, Gono Bishwabidyalay, Dhaka, Bangladesh; and 3Department of Drama & Dramatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
*Correspondence: oschowdhury33@gmail.com (Md. Omar Sharif Ahmmed Chowdhury, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Physiotherapy, Gono Bishwabidyalay, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh).
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to identify the mobility problem of aged people in selected old homes. The ages of the respondents are 60 plus age, which is clustered into 3 age groups 60-69 years, 70-79 years, and 80 plus age. This study established among 100% respondents 89.3% have self-bathing capacity, 89.3% have self-dressing capacity, 89.8% have self-toileting capacity, 93.3% have self-teeth washing capacity, 93.7% have self-eating capacity. For finding other problems of aged people set up among 206 participants of the old home area, 35.0% are disability problem. Besides, in old homes 19.9% have suffered diabetic mellitus for a long time, 51.0% suffered from hypertension, 11.7% suffered from low blood pressure, 14.6% have heart problems, 64.6% have urine catching difficulty, 6.8% have kidney disease. Among 206 respondents of the old home, area was 44.2% abnormal posture and they have 36.9% kyphosis, 4.4% scoliosis 0.5% lordosis, and 2.4% another abnormal posture. For the finding of aged people, we have asked some questions to identify pain severity and several labels found that among 206 participants of the old home area were 52.4% have pain during straight walking, 36.9% have neck pain, 56.3% have hip pain or lower back pain, 28.6% have thoraco-lumber pain and 34.0% have pain during sleeping time. Besides On this area respondents there was pain severity 21.4% have mild pain, 22.3% have moderate pain and 24.8% have severe pain. In this paper among 206 respondents of the old home area was 10.7% having a stroke history. Here 3.4% right side, 4.4 left sides, both sides 2.9% paralyzes. In this study Right shoulder motion 56.8% of participants ROM under 150 degrees and Left shoulder motion 61.2% of participants ROM under 150 degrees. Conversely, Right hip motion was 27.7% of participant's ROM under 60 degrees and Left hip motion 30.6% of participant's ROM under 60 degrees. Besides, Right knee motion 56.8% of participants ROM under 120 degrees and Left knee motion 57.3% participants ROM under 120 degrees. After completing the current study we think that everyone should take responsibility to survive the aged people for a long time.
Keywords: Physical activity, Mobility, Disabilities, Prevalence, ROM, Old home, and Senior citizen.
Citation: Chowdhury MOSA, Khatun R, and Pervin S. (2021). Prevalence of physical activity with mobility disabilities among senior citizens in a selected old home. Eur. J. Med. Health Sci., 3(5), 88-102.
https://doi.org/10.34104/ejmhs.021.0880102
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