Assessment of Diagnoses and Demographic Attributes of Patients Treated at the Outpatient Treatment Unit of Gaziantep City Hospital’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic Since Its Inception
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physiatry, demographic characteristics, age distribution, chronic pain syndromesAbstract
Objective: Our aim in this study is to retrospectively examine the diagnostic distribution and demographic characteristics of patients who applied to the Gaziantep City Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic and were admitted to the outpatient treatment program.
Methods: The files of patients who applied to the Gaziantep City Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinic and were admitted to the outpatient treatment program between 06.10.2023 and 31.01.2025 were retrospectively reviewed from the hospital system. Patients’ ages, genders, diagnosis codes and the number of treatment sessions they received were recorded. Diseases were divided into seven main groups according to diagnosis codes: inflammatory diseases, degenerative joint diseases, soft tissue diseases, spine diseases, orthopedic diseases, neurological diseases and others
Results: 12,636 patients were included in the study. Of the patients, 8220 were female (65.1%) and 4416 were male (34.9%). When the distribution by age groups was examined, it was found that most of the patients were between the ages of 40-64. Among the treatment groups, the largest disease group was spinal diseases, followed by soft tissue diseases and orthopedic diseases. Inflammatory diseases constituted the smallest disease group. The average number of sessions was highest for neurological diseases (18.5±10.1) and lowest for soft tissue diseases (10.6±6.2).
Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that the majority of patients who applied to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic (PMR) and were included in the outpatient treatment program were treated for spinal diseases. This rate represents a significant portion of the disease groups treated. The findings provide important data for understanding the region’s disease profile and planning PMR services.
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