Lifestyle, vulnerability to stress and prevailing health conditions of ambulatory older patients in a care facility.
Lifestyle
Nigeria
health care facility
health conditions
older adults
vulnerability to stress
Journal
African health sciences
ISSN: 1729-0503
Titre abrégé: Afr Health Sci
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101149451
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
Historique:
medline:
8
8
2023
pubmed:
7
8
2023
entrez:
7
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Lifestyle and vulnerability to stress are major determinants of age-related health outcomes. To assess the lifestyle and health states of older adults, and evaluate their personality-related vulnerability to stress, to enable improved and targeted health promotional activities. A hospital record review and a purposive cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 respondents who were ≥ 50 years old, and visited the General Hospital Oyo, South-western Nigeria. Descriptive statistics was performed using SPSS version 21. Analysis of vulnerability to stress was performed by the addition of scores from Marshal's personality stress prone test. Lifestyle were measured by frequencies and Chi-Square tests, while presence of chronic diseases was measured by respondents' past prescriptions, from the hospital case notes. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. A total of 200 respondents participated in the study. Majority, 156 (78.0%) were 50-59 years old and self-employed 96 (46.0%). Ninety-three (46.5%) smoked, 65 (32.3%) consumed alcohol, 128 (64.0%) had periodic exercise and 67 (33.3%) experienced insomnia. Majority (60.5%) were vulnerable to stress, and this was significantly associated with age (P=0.001), marital status (P=0.021), body weight (P=0.05), occupation (P=0.002) and income (P=0.002). From the retrospective study, most frequently prescribed drugs were anti-hypertensives 225 (69.7%), vitamins/minerals (49.5%), sedatives 158 (48.9%) and analgesics 158 (48.9%) respectively. Periodic exercise, alcohol use, and smoking were reported at varying degrees. High prevalence of vulnerability to stress and use of anti-hypertensives were also observed, and vulnerability to stress was associated with selected socio-demographics. These findings reinforce the need for routine education of this category of populace on healthy lifestyle for improved health.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Lifestyle and vulnerability to stress are major determinants of age-related health outcomes.
Objectives
UNASSIGNED
To assess the lifestyle and health states of older adults, and evaluate their personality-related vulnerability to stress, to enable improved and targeted health promotional activities.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
A hospital record review and a purposive cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 respondents who were ≥ 50 years old, and visited the General Hospital Oyo, South-western Nigeria. Descriptive statistics was performed using SPSS version 21. Analysis of vulnerability to stress was performed by the addition of scores from Marshal's personality stress prone test. Lifestyle were measured by frequencies and Chi-Square tests, while presence of chronic diseases was measured by respondents' past prescriptions, from the hospital case notes. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
UNASSIGNED
A total of 200 respondents participated in the study. Majority, 156 (78.0%) were 50-59 years old and self-employed 96 (46.0%). Ninety-three (46.5%) smoked, 65 (32.3%) consumed alcohol, 128 (64.0%) had periodic exercise and 67 (33.3%) experienced insomnia. Majority (60.5%) were vulnerable to stress, and this was significantly associated with age (P=0.001), marital status (P=0.021), body weight (P=0.05), occupation (P=0.002) and income (P=0.002). From the retrospective study, most frequently prescribed drugs were anti-hypertensives 225 (69.7%), vitamins/minerals (49.5%), sedatives 158 (48.9%) and analgesics 158 (48.9%) respectively.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Periodic exercise, alcohol use, and smoking were reported at varying degrees. High prevalence of vulnerability to stress and use of anti-hypertensives were also observed, and vulnerability to stress was associated with selected socio-demographics. These findings reinforce the need for routine education of this category of populace on healthy lifestyle for improved health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37545965
doi: 10.4314/ahs.v23i1.58
pii: jAFHS.v23.i1.pg553
pmc: PMC10398498
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antihypertensive Agents
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
553-564Informations de copyright
© 2023 Eze UIH et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Nil.
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