This study is investigation of clinical statistics toward to old patients of 164 persons over full 65 years old to go to hospital in 5 internal medicine department of the Dongguk University Oriental Medicine Hospital for full one year from 1995. 8 to 1996. 7.
The results are followings ;
1. The ratio of male and female was 1:1.6, and in offspring figures five persons or more(60.3%) was most. A couple(32.3%) was extremely much in residing forms, but in accordance to sexual distinction in male a couple(51.7%), in female solitude(31.0%) and an eldest son couple(30.0%) was far much.
2. An attack time, first cure was most in western hospital(59.2%), 81.1% of them desired western-oriental medicine cooperation, in a medical fee charging, themselves(50.7%) were far much, and most were affirmative(76.8%) against aging prevention of restorative.
3. Main diseases were cerebral nerve(41.5%) and circulatory system(25.6%), hypertention (23.8%, 9.8%) was most in complication and the past. In defecation constipation(31.7%), in urination frequence(46.7%) was far much.
4. In preventive measures of diseases invigorant(25.6%) and nothing(24.3%) was far much and in a person tending the sick a mate in male(16.7%), a son in female(13.0%) was extremely much.
5. In sexual life most of(91.5%) didn’t act, a mate death was 53.1% and female was far much. And paralysis attack was extremely much in 65-74 years old(76.5%).
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