Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Skin is the largest organ in the body. Everybody is beauty conscious. They seek treatment for a minor lesion to big ones. Lesions can be distressful to some, especially if on exposed areas. Skin disorders can affect patients career, e.g., service industry, hair stylist, military personnel, and also their quality of life. OBJECTIVE: A study was conducted on prevalence and demography of patients seeking treatment at the Dermatology Clinic, Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan (HATTM), Kuala Lumpur from the years 2014-2018. METHODS: HATTM is a military hospital that treats staffs from MINDEF, veterans and their families, as well as public. These patients, from all walks of life in Malaysia, are referred cases as the HATTM is a tertiary hospital. Records from the years 2014 to 2018, were reviewed and manually categorised into types of patients as per their occupation. RESULTS: Though the patients were from all walks of life, military personnel were lesser. The patients were predominantly of military personnels family, veterans and families of veteran. The number of military personnel seeking treatment were lesser, which may be due to them seeking treatment at government tertiary hospital. CONCLUSION: Skin disorders are multifactorial. A holistic approach is needed to improve and minimise the recurrence. Patients should be empowered to address their skin condition. They should be encouraged and not shy away from society as some skin disorders are non communicable. Keyword: Prevalence, Malaysian Armed Forces, Medical Board
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-215,
title = {Malaysian Armed Forces Health Care Services: Towards A Holistic Skin Care},
author = {Gnanamalar Gnanasundram},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Skin is the largest organ in the body. Everybody is beauty conscious. They seek treatment for a minor lesion to big ones. Lesions can be distressful to some, especially if on exposed areas. Skin disorders can affect patients career, e.g., service industry, hair stylist, military personnel, and also their quality of life. OBJECTIVE: A study was conducted on prevalence and demography of patients seeking treatment at the Dermatology Clinic, Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan (HATTM), Kuala Lumpur from the years 2014-2018. METHODS: HATTM is a military hospital that treats staffs from MINDEF, veterans and their families, as well as public. These patients, from all walks of life in Malaysia, are referred cases as the HATTM is a tertiary hospital. Records from the years 2014 to 2018, were reviewed and manually categorised into types of patients as per their occupation. RESULTS: Though the patients were from all walks of life, military personnel were lesser. The patients were predominantly of military personnels family, veterans and families of veteran. The number of military personnel seeking treatment were lesser, which may be due to them seeking treatment at government tertiary hospital. CONCLUSION: Skin disorders are multifactorial. A holistic approach is needed to improve and minimise the recurrence. Patients should be empowered to address their skin condition. They should be encouraged and not shy away from society as some skin disorders are non communicable. Keyword: Prevalence, Malaysian Armed Forces, Medical Board},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Malaysian Armed Forces Hospital},
keywords = {Malaysian Armed Forces, Medical Board},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}