Effect of Nursing Intervention Program on Knowledge and Practices of Elderly Regarding Sarcopenia | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 35, Issue 4, November 2024 PDF (1.15 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.406233 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hadeer Basioney Saad1; Hanan Abo Elgamelen2; Samia Ebrahim Khaton 2; Eman Youssif Ali Awad3
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| 1Assistant lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2Doctorate student of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background Sarcopenia is one of prevalent conditions affecting the elderly, which raises the risk of functional disability, falls, loss of independence, a decline in quality of life, higher medical expenses, and increased risk of death. Aim of the study to evaluate the effect of nursing intervention program on knowledge and practices of elderly regarding sarcopenia. Subjects and method: - Study design: A quasi-experimental study design was conducted carry out this study. Subjects: A purposive sample of 60 elderly was used in this study. Tools of data collection: - Two tools were used in the study. Tool I: Structured interview Schedule: - composed of 4 parts: Part (1): - Socio-demographic data of studied elderly Part (2): - Medical history of the elderly. Part (3): -The SARC-F questionnaire for screening of sarcopenia and part (4): - The Physical Self-Maintenance Scale (PSMS). Tool II: - Knowledge and reported practice of the studied elderly related to sarcopenia: - Part 1: - Knowledge of elderly related to sarcopenia. Part (2): - Self-reported practices related to sarcopenia. Results: - It was evident that, most (98.3%) of the studied elderly had a low level of knowledge about sarcopenia pre intervention program implementation compared to only two fifths (40.0%) after implementation of nursing intervention program. All (100%) of the studied elderly practicing low level of physical activity pre nursing intervention program compared to more than three quarters (78.3%) of them three months' post intervention program. On the other hand, no one of the studied elderly practicing moderate and high level of physical activity pre nursing intervention program compared to (11.7% and 10.0% respectively) three months post program intervention. Conclusion and recommendations: - It was concluded that the nursing intervention program significantly increase the knowledge and preventive practices of the studied elderly regarding sarcopenia including physical activity, daily living activity and nutritional practices. So, ongoing education, routine screening and additional research related to sarcopenia are recommended in this study | ||||
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