Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari; Dr. Subhan Quraishi; Dr. Babita Ghodke

Volume : II, Issue : X, October - 2013

Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari, Dr. Subhan Quraishi, Dr. Babita Ghodke

Abstract :

Awareness on healthy lifestyle among geriatric population was assessed in a selected village of Trichy District, Tamilnadu. The study was conducted by adopting descriptive survey design. The sample size was102 and they were selected by convenience sampling technique. Structured Questionnaire was used to collect the data related to Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of elderly people regarding healthy life style. The findings revealed that the majority of the elderly people reported moderately adequate knowledge, healthy life style practices and desirable attitude towards healthy lifestyle.