The purpose of this study is to find out the nursing needs of aged patients according to their complaints and the blood pressure. For the purpose, 407 charts of aged patients. who visited the Chungnam National University Hospital from January, 1973 to July,.
1975, were analyzed by sex and age.
1. The highest frequency of complaints and signs is abdominal discomfort and pain,. the second is anorexia and indigestion and the third is cough.
2. The significant difference in sign between male and female are cough, sputum,. dysfunction of evacuation, anorexia and indigestion. The frequency of the signs of male is higher than female´s. However female has more headache, itching sensation.
3. Regarding the frequency order of senile diseases are stomach disease, vascular d-isease and lung disease.
4. Significant differences in disease between male and female are vascular disease skin disease. The frequency of the disease of female is higher than male´s, but male has more liver disease, nervous disease, bronchial disease.
5. Concerning the correlation of blood pressure between sex and age, significant correlation is found in male´s systolic pressure but not in female´s. However significant correlation in diastolic pressure is found in females not in male´s.
6. Means of systolic and diastolic pressure of aged patient under 80 years old are. normal, but the aged over 80 are higher than normal.
7. In regard to hypertension, male is 30%, female is 32%, male is 4%, female is 7% in systolic pressure, male is 6%, female is 7% in diastolic pressure, male is 19 % female is 18% in systolic and diastolic pressure.
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