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Volume 8 Issue 2 (February, 2020)

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Assessment of medically ill geriatric inpatients for comorbid psychiatric illness
Dr. Sunil Awana

Background: Just as children are not simply tiny adults, the elderly are not simply older versions of young adults. Summary figures mask the unevenness and complexities of the demographic transition within India across Indian states with different levels of economic development, cultural norms, and political contexts. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing the medically ill geriatric inpatients for comorbid psychiatric illness. Materials & methods: The present study was undertaken for assessing medically ill geriatric inpatients for comorbid psychiatric illness. 50 patients were enrolled. Patients 65 years of age or above of both sexes were selected and studied. 50 patients, who were already diagnosed for medical illness by senior consultant of medicine department, were included. The psychogeriatric assessment scale (PAS) was used for evaluation of psychiatric illness. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: 30 percent of the patients and 20 percent of the patients had ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure respectively. 16 percent of the patients had chronic kidney disease while 20 percent of the patients had liver cirrhosis. Psychiatric diagnosis was present in 48 percent of the patients. Among these, depression and anxiety disorder was present in 20 percent and 16 percent of the patients respectively. Adjustment disorder and dementia was present in 6 percent of the patients each. Conclusion: The recognition of psychiatric disorder by geriatric ward staff was best on the ward where the rounds were regularly attended by a senior registrar in old age psychiatry. Key words: Geriatric, Comorbid.

 
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