Relation Between Cognitive Function and Abuse among Rural Elderly People | ||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 21, Issue 2, July 2025, Pages 83-97 PDF (463.46 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2025.386390.1052 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Heba El-sayed Mamoun* 1; Eman Shokry AbdAllah2; Asmaa Ali Elsayed Ali3 | ||
| 1Bachelor of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing and Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Cognitive function and elder abuse are increasingly recognized as critical public health concerns, particularly among older adults in rural settings, where healthcare access and social support are often limited. Age-related cognitive decline may increase vulnerability to abuse in many forms, such as neglect, financial, psychological, and physical. Aim of the study: This study aimed to investigate the relation between cognitive function and abuse among rural elderly people. Subjects and methods: Design: The study adopted A descriptive cross-sectional design. setting: the study was conducted in El Ghar village. Subjects : a purposive sample of 230 older adults .Tools of data collection: Data collection was conducted using three primary tools: tool 1 composed of 2 parts demographic characteristics and medical history, tool 2: the Hwalek- Sengstock Elder Abuse Screening Test (HS-EAST) and tool 3: the Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS). Results: Findings revealed that 51.7% of participants reported high levels of abuse exposure, while 43.9% exhibited moderate cognitive impairment and 30.3% showed severe impairment. A statistically significant positive correlation was identified between total abuse exposure and cognitive decline (p = 0.000). Conclusion: Cognitive deterioration appears to be effective factor of elder abuse risk. Recommendations: The elder abuse education and outreach program for elder people to identify and prevent elder abuse, nursing intervention program for elderly people to improve cognitive abilities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Abuse; Cognitive function; Rural elderly | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 102 PDF Download: 58 |
||
