Factors Contributing and Mitigation Methods Used to Prevent and Control Heart Diseases Among Elderly Patients Visiting King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
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https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t2547Abstract
Antimicrobial Heart Diseases among elderly people globally, regionally, and locally in Rwanda continues to be big challenges as indicated by various researchers and scholars. Heart diseases is the leading cause of death among elderly Americans, with about 20% of individuals aged 65 and older diagnosed with coronary heart diseases while in King Faisal Hospital. In Rwanda, high heart diseases are found in smokers, alcoholic drinkers as well as people who don’t practice sports at 23%. Even if, numerous researches were conducted globally, regionally and locally but in King Faisal hospital it remains undocumented. The objective of the study was to assess the determinants and mitigation methods used to prevent and control heart diseases among elderly patients visiting King Faisal Hospital. Particular, to determine biomedical factors influencing increased heart diseases in elderly patients visiting King Faisal Hospital. The study employed mixed research approaches survey (quantitative, descriptive, cross sectional and Cohort sampling design was purposive, census on heart disease patients, data management was done with SPSS Version 27.0, Data was analyzed by cross-tabulation of descriptive and inferential statistics, data was presented using Pie chart, bar as well as tables. Furthermore, biomedical factors influencing increased heart diseases in elderly patients visiting King Faisal Hospital, Kigali Rwanda, the findings indicated that 85.5% affirmed that taking medication as prescribed by a doctor reduced the risk of heart disease among elderly individuals. The study concluded that increase in heart diseases among elderly patients is driven by interconnected biomedical, socio-cultural, economic, and behavioral factors, in recommendation, King Faisal Hospital should implement structured exercise programs specifically for elderly patients.
Keywords: Determinants, mitigation methods, heart diseases, elderly patients, King Faisal Hospital.
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