The Screening for non-communicable diseases and counseling for risk factors modification in health & wellbeing clinic at a tertiary care hospital.
Keywords:
: Health and wellbeing clinic, lifestyle modification, risk factors, screening, counselingAbstract
Background: Non-communicable diseases like, diabetes and hypertension are highly prevalent and make a substantive contribution to the global burden of morbidity and mortality in both developing and developed countries. Because lifestyle behaviors have been shown to be effective in preventing and treating several types of diseases that can ultimately lead to a high prevalence of morbidity and mortality, several widely accepted treatment guidelines for specific diseases include lifestyle modification strategies. In our study, we aim to identify the suspected cases of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension & the risk factors among screened participants. To give counseling for lifestyle modifications.
Methodology: It was a cross-sectional study for a period of one year. The participants were patients relatives, caretakers, and friends who were admitted to the hospital. The sample size constitutes 2247 respondents who were screened in wellness OPD for a period of one- year.
Results: In the present study by investigating random blood sugar tests during screening, we found 18% of them were found to be suspected as diabetics and recording of the blood pressure shows 5% of them were suspected to be hypertension. We observed statistically significant association with risk factors between both the known cases and suspected cases of diabetes mellitus and hypertension.
Conclusion: Screening programs can strengthen healthcare system initiatives and reduce the growing burden of both diabetes and hypertension in India.
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