Perspectives of Patients 65 Years and Above Regarding Family Medicine Applying to Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital Polyclinics

Abstract

Aim: Our study was carried out in order to examine the diagnoses of our pa-tients aged 65 and over, who applied to a physical therapy hospital, and to evaluate them in terms of primary health care delivery.

Materials and Methods: Our study was conducted by retrospectively examining the electronic records of pa-tients aged 65 and over who applied to the Physical Therapy and Reha-bilitation Hospital polyclinics between January 01 and May 31, 2021.

Results: A total of 3920 patients were included in the study. Of these patients, 2392 (61%) were female and 1528 (39%) were male. Among the physi-cal therapy and rehabilitation diseases, lumbar region diseases were found in the first place with 17% according to the diagnoses of patients receiving rehabilitation treatment.

Discussion: Our patients should be made aware of their musculoskeletal system complaints in primary health care delivery. In this process, it is thought that the support of family physicians in combating pain is important in terms of increasing the quality of life of our patients in this age group.