Assessment Types of Mistreatment among Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 15, Volume 13, Issue 48, January 2025, Pages 162-171 PDF (1.03 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.328620.1932 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yassmine Hassan Ibrahim Mohammed* 1; Haitham Abdel Azeem2; Saieda Abd-El Hameed3 | ||
| 1Nursing Specialist Al-Azhar University Hospital, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Internal Medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Gerontological, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Mistreatment is prevalent grievance among senior citizens. Aim of the study: To assess types of mistreatment among elderly patients with chronic diseases. Research design: This study employed a descriptive research approach. Setting: The research was conducted in outpatient Al- Azhar University Hospital clinics. Sample: The overall size of the sample was 420 patients Tools: To gather information for this, three tools were used. The 1st instrument: Structured interview questionnaire for patients include personal characteristics and assessment of medical history, the 2nd tool: Hwalek – Sengstock Elder Abuse Screaning Test, the 3rd tool: Geriatric Mistreatment Scale. Results: Showed that 44.5% of studies elderly patient had hypertension, and only 28.6%, 18.1% of them had diabetes and heart disease respectively. The majority of elderly patient were non abuse 85.7% and only 14.3% of them were abuse. Conclusion: The majority of elderly patient were non abuse and only one quarter of them were abuse. Recommendations: offering educational programs to help senior citizens learn more about types and risk factors of mistreatment especially among elderly with chronic disease. Family and caregiver | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Assessment; Chronic diseases; Elderly patient; Mistreatment & Types | ||
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