Background: Functional mobility is defined as the ability of a person to move from place to place in the environment in order to participate in the activities of daily living. A person with overweight and obesity have a greater risk of experiencing mobility disability and those patients will have restrictions in activities at home, work, school and in the community thereby having a negative impact on their health related quality of life. Fear of falling in elderly is a major cause of loss of independence, which has an effect on the physical function in them.Purpose of the study: To find out the relationship between BMI and fear of fall on functional mobility in elderly Result: Out of 30 subjects, 15 subjects were overweight and 15 were normal BMI. Out of 15 overweight subjects, 53.3% were males and 46.7% were females. The mean age of overweight participants was 68.46±2.77. The mean scores for BMI were 27.82±1.56, for FOF 4.93±1.09and for FM 21.53±3.99. FOF and FM were negatively correlated with Overweight. The correlation was not significant. Out of 15 subjects with normal BMI, 53.3% were males and 46.7% were females. The mean age of participants with normal BMI was 68.86±3.62. The mean scores for BMI were 21.40±1.61, for FOF 5.93±.883and for FM 19.26±3.55. FOF and FM were positively correlated with normal BMI. The correlation was not significant. Conclusion:The overweight individual have more fear of fall (FOF) compared with individuals with normal BMI. The functional mobility (FM) is decline in overweight individuals than individuals with normal BMI.Implications: A decrease in sedentary lifestyle and regular physical activity can improve health related quality of life of elderly.
A study to assess the prevalence and the risk factors of hypertension among adults residing in a selected rural community, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu. The objectives were to assess the prevalence of hypertension among adults and to find out the association between the selected demographic variables and the risk factors for hypertension. A Sample of 30 adults who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected for the study. An extensive review of literature and guidance by experts formed the foundation to the development of the study. The data collection tool was validated & reliability was established. The data collection for the study was done. The collect data was tabulated and analyzed. The prevalence of rate of hypertension was 30. In that, 20% were males and 10% were Females. The association between the demographic variables like Obesity, Excessive salt intake,Alcoholism,Smoking,Physical Inactivity was related with the risk factors for hypertension among adults. It showed that there was a significant difference between the risk factor with a Age-28.2, Education-22.14, Family status-14.44 and there was no significant difference the risk factors with Sex-8.59, Dietary Pattern-9.89 at the P value <0.05 level of significant.
Introduction:The 2019 Coronavirus Disease or, as it is now called, COVID-19, is a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).In response to COVID-19 multinational measures were implemented by the authorities, including school closures, lockdown, quarantine and social distancing recommendation, aiming at the mitigation of the virus spread as well as decrease in the pressure of health care system. As a result 2.4 billion people were subjected to home confinement. These circumstances have led the people in change of their lifestyle and eating behaviour including buying and consuming large quantities of preserved and processed food due to fear of food shortage. In parallel the increase in sedentary behaviour and screen time, as well as decrease in physical activity, could be associated with obesity. Objectives: The objective of the study were to assess impact of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle and dietary pattern of adolescent boys with obesity Methods: A descriptive research design was adopted with 40 samples who met the inclusion criteria in Vellore. Selfstructured questionnaire method was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: Out of 40 samples that there is a greater impact (52.5%) of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle and dietary pattern of adolescent boys with obesity. In respect the demographic variable religion had shown statistically significant association with the level of impact of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle and dietary pattern on adolescent boys at p<0.05 level. Conclusion:The study concludes that there is a high impact of COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle and dietary pattern of adolescent boys with obesity in Vellore.
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