A Study on Bio-psychological Implications of Unani Medicinal Use on Elderly Health

Abstract

Aging is a natural process of biological, social, and psychological modifying in multidimensional phases. The medical sector division concerning the treatment of elderly or aged people is known as clinical gerontology. A qualitative and quantitative type of study was conducted to assess the bio-psychological Implications of Unani Medicinal Use on Elderly Health at conveniently selected at Government Unani and Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital Dhaka and Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh, Dhaka treatment center. The quantitative data was gathered by direct face to face interview as well as observation. Five case studies have been conducted for qualitative data. Close to seven-tenths (69.2%) of the participants were between 60 and 65. The mean age of the respondents was 72 .74 years. More than half (52.8%) of respondents were male, and 32.5% of the respondents had a primary level of schooling status. Most of the participants (36.7%) were housewives, and 70% of the participant‟s source of proceeds was family business. The monthly profits of the majority (79.2%) respondents were 5000-10000TK. The majority (70.0%) of the respondents' living house was storied building, and 69.2% of the respondents lived with children. More than half (69.17%) of the respondents‟ habitual addiction was betel, and most (96.7%) of the respondents‟ were Muslims. 53.3% of the respondents' current physical problems were joint pain, 34.2% of the respondents took Unani medicine due to joint pain, and 25.8% took Unani medicine due to general weakness. Most of the respondents mentioned that Unani medicine is good for health, and it reduces pain. 37.5% of the respondents reported Unani medicine relatively cheaper than other medical systems, and 89.5% of the respondents fully satisfied taking Unani medicine. The majority (72.5%) of the respondents reported syrup types of Unani medicine useful for health, and 47.5% of the respondents declared that both tablet and syrup types of Unani valuable medicine for health. Maximum 77.5% of the respondents reported Unani medicine works slowly and absolutely. This study's findings showed that Unani medicines or drugs play a significant role in elderly health problems. From the survey finding, it is proved that Unani medicine is increasing day by day.