Neuro-musculoskeletal problems among the elderly people at selected old homes in Dhaka City

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study to identify the Neuro-musculoskeletal problems among Elderly People at selected old homes. Objective: To identify the Neuro-musculoskeletal problems in the different body regions of Elderly people and determine the treatment received to solve Neuro-musculoskeletal problems and explore the socio-demographic characteristics of Elderly people with Neuro-musculoskeletal problems. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted with a structured interviewer-administrated questionnaire to collect information from 55 elderly people who have been living in old homes. Data were numerically coded and captured in Microsoft Excel, using an SPSS 25.0 version software program. Results: Total 55 Participants were taken to find out the Neuromusculoskeletal problems among the elderly people at selected old homes in Dhaka city. Among 55 participants study found that 90.9%(n=50) participants were suffering from different musculoskeletal problems and 76.34% (n=42) participants responded that they had different neurological problems. Pain and limitation of range of motion in different joints of the body were found to be the highest musculoskeletal problems with 83.6% and 78.2% respectively. 76.4% had muscle weakness in different major group muscles in the body, 72.7% had difficulty in activities of daily living and 16.4% participants had postural deformity. On the other hand, “Arms or legs weakness for more than 24 hours” was found to be the highest neurological problem and “Suffering severe headaches, chiefly on one side of the head, which comes on from time to time” was the highest headache related problem among the elderly people with 56.4% & 40% respectively. Conclusion: In this study, researcher found neuro-musculoskeletal problems among elderly people at selected old homes in Dhaka city. Key Words: Neuro-musculoskeletal problems, Elderly People, Old homes. Word Count: 10,863