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Tunisian sociodemographic profile of elderly patients hospitalized in psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

F. Djemal ,
N. Messedi ,
A. Chamseddine ,
W. Bouattour ,
F. Charfeddine ,
L. Aribi  and
J. Aloulou
F. Djemal*
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital Ain road 0.5 Km, Psychiatry B, Sfax, Tunisia
N. Messedi
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital Ain road 0.5 Km, Psychiatry B, Sfax, Tunisia
A. Chamseddine
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital Ain road 0.5 Km, Psychiatry B, Sfax, Tunisia
W. Bouattour
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital Ain road 0.5 Km, Psychiatry B, Sfax, Tunisia
F. Charfeddine
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital Ain road 0.5 Km, Psychiatry B, Sfax, Tunisia
L. Aribi
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital Ain road 0.5 Km, Psychiatry B, Sfax, Tunisia
J. Aloulou
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital Ain road 0.5 Km, Psychiatry B, Sfax, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Elderly people have always presented physiological changes and suffered from many diseases. There are few studies focused on this growing particular population, especially with mental pathologies. Thus, psychiatric hospitalization of the elderly population is more frequent nowadays.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to establish the socio-demographic characteristics of elderly patients hospitalized in psychiatry.

Methods

Retrospective and descriptive study over a period of 20 years and 6 months on patients aged over 65 years old hospitalized in the psychiatry “B” department of the Hedi Chaker University hospital in Sfax, Tunisia, for a psychiatric disorder, selected according to the DSM 5 diagnosis criteria.

Results

The number of records identified was 62, out of 4019 patients (15.4%). The mean age of patients was 71.1 years old and the sex ratio (Male / Female) = 0.67. Patients were originally from Sfax in 58.1% and from rural areas in 58.1% of cases. Most of patients (78.4%) were living at least with one member of their family. They were married in 53.2% of cases. The average number of children was 5.21. The majority of patients were illiterate (61.3%) and never had a professional activity in 45.2% of cases. Social coverage concerned 96.8% of our sample.

Conclusions

Elderly patients hospitalized in our department were mainly illiterate, females and living with their family. Despite everything, family involvement in care is still necessary for this category of patients.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

elderly patientssociodemographic profilepsychiatryhospitalization
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S657
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