Some health problems of the elderly people in Long Bien and Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, 2023

Authors

  • Trần Văn Đình National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi
  • Nguyễn Thị Thu Tay Ho Health Center, Hanoi
  • Đoàn Lê Tuấn Anh National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi
  • Trần Mỹ Hương University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
  • Cao Minh Khuy National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi
  • Trần Thị Kiều Oanh Vietnam Association of Public Health, Hanoi
  • Nguyễn Ngọc Hà Viet Tiep Hospital, Hai Phong
  • Trần Quốc Cường Faculty of Public Health, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Lê Văn Thệ Ngoc Hong General Clinic, Binh Duong
  • Nguyễn Thị Hồng Anh Faculty of Nursing, East Asia University of Techonology, Hanoi
  • Chu Mạnh Cường Hanoi Population Branch, Hanoi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2024/1717

Keywords:

Elderly people, health status, functional deterioration, Hanoi, medical examination and treatment

Abstract

This study aims to describe some health problems of the elderly in Hanoi. A crosssectional study was conducted using the direct interview method of 450 older adults aged ≥ 60 years old in Bo De ward, Long Bien district and Ngoc My commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi from June to November 2023. The results showed that vision function was rated moderate and poor status at the highest rate (43.2%), followed by hearing ability with the moderate and poor level accounted for 27.7%) and mobility (26.7%). Common health problems of the elderly included musculoskeletal diseases (28.0%), hypertension (26.7%), insomnia/ sleep disorders (12.0%), and diabetes (7.8%). The elderly chose different medical facilities for medical examination in the last 6 months, in which district hospitals are the most popular treatment location, accounting for 38.5% of the medical facilities that elderly people go to for medical examination. The research results show that Hanoi’s health care programs should focus on health care for the elderly, focusing on impaired functions such as vision, hearing, mobility as well as common health problems, including musculoskeletal system, high blood pressure, insomnia, diabetes.

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Published

20-06-2024

How to Cite

Đình, T. V. ., Thu, N. T. ., Anh, Đoàn L. T. ., Hương, T. M. ., Khuy, C. M. ., Oanh, T. T. K. ., Hà, N. N. ., Cường, T. Q. ., Thệ, L. V. ., Anh, N. T. H. ., & Cường, C. M. . (2024). Some health problems of the elderly people in Long Bien and Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, 2023. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34(3), 169–176. https://doi.org/10.51403/0868-2836/2024/1717

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