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 :

The main purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of validation therapy upon the level of cognition of old age people. 60 samples were selected aged between 60-75years at Sree seva mandhir old age home, Virugambakkam, Chennai. The experimental group (N=30) and the control group (N=30). Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to describe the demographic variables, clinical variables, Mini-mental status examination. Inferential statistics such as paired t-test (to analyze the difference in cognition score before and after validation therapy.) and chi-square (to analyze the association between cognition score and selected variables) were used to analyze the results.