Analysis of cases referred to the Disability Board of Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center in 2015

Abstract

Objective: Because of the need for appropriately collected, detailed data to prevent and rehabilitate disability in our country; were viewed disability cases whom were admitted to Inönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center an daimed to contribute to the data about disabled people.

Methods: Of the archive records between 01.01.2015 and 12.29.2015, which were comprised of disabled people who applied to Health Board for disability report, 2241 were screened retrospectively. Age, sex, month of application, whole body function loss ratio, whether or not they had severe disability and and their disability were continuous, type of disability, purpose of use and applied division are recorded. SPSS for Windows Version 17.0 was used for statistical analysis in our study.

Results: 863 women and 1378 men were included in our study with mean age of 33.18±26.63 years. Mean rate of disability was 67.36±22.53 and 1272 (56.7%) people were severely disabled. Department with the most reports given was child psychiatry (29.7%) and pediatric neurology (12.9%). The most common type of disability was; mental in 0-18 age group (64.9%), chronic diseases in 19-64 age groupand over 65 age group (74.2% and 87.8% respectively).

Conclusions: 43.2% of our cases were children and the most common disability in this age group was mental disability. Chronic diseases were observed as the most common reason of disability in adult age group. The fact that mental disability is that much prominent in children age group shows us, family doctors, that we shouldn’t only examine children from a biological standpoint but also from a mental standpoint. As family doctors, we should also inform handicapped people who come to the clinic for examination, about social support given by the state.