Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Department of Social Relations, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Biography

Dr. Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury is currently working at Department of Social Relations, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh and his research interest includes Population and Sustainable Development, Urbanization and Migration, Monitoring and Evaluation, Geriatric Research, Ageing.

Publications

• Research   
  Physical and Psychological Problems of the Elderly at an Aged Care Center
  Author(s): Gyawali M*, Khan A, Chaudhury R and Khadka R
  
  Introduction: As the world is aging, there is a growing interest in various morbidity patterns among the elderly population. This study aims to find out the physical and psychological problems among elderly people and to determine the factors associated with the problems. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 46 elderly people who were residents at the Aged Care Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Elderly aged 60-years and above were selected purposefully for the study. Physical disability, geriatric depression, cognitive impairment was assessed using the Barthel index, Geriatric depression scale, Elderly Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire respectively. The association between sociodemographic data and physical disability, depression and cognitive impairment were also evaluated by using bivariate analy.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2167-7182.20.9.509

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