Condition Prevalence and Sociodemographic Characteristics by Age and Gender on Subjects of a University Physiotherapeutic Care Program

Abstract

The University physiotherapeutic services are a support to the health of society, however, little information is known about them. The objective was to describe the prevalence of conditions and sociodemographic characteristics in subjects of
the physiotherapeutic care program of the Universidad Vizcaya de las Americas Campus, Tepic. It was a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional and retrospective report, considering 214 subjects seen in 2019, who were evaluated for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Most of them attended were adults with musculoskeletal disorders (58-80%). In adolescents and pediatric subjects, a higher incidence of neurological disorders
was found (36.36% and 38.71%). The prevalence of female subjects with “Discharge” status was 42.28% and in male was 35.16%. The average age of care was 39 years (CI 95% 36.22- 42.22) with 7.67 sessions on average (CI95% 6.53-8.81). The university programs of physiotherapeutic care are scenarios to achieve experience in the students and social support to improve the quality of life of the population.