Ageism in ICU: Knowledge, Attitude and Advocacy toward Caring of Critically ill Elderly Patient
Ebrahim, E., Eldeeb, G., sayed, Z. (2020). Ageism in ICU: Knowledge, Attitude and Advocacy toward Caring of Critically ill Elderly Patient. EKB Journal Management System, 8(23), 158-166. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.47473.1061
Eman Mohamed Ebrahim; Ghada Abd Elsalam Eldeeb; zahra ahmed sayed. "Ageism in ICU: Knowledge, Attitude and Advocacy toward Caring of Critically ill Elderly Patient". EKB Journal Management System, 8, 23, 2020, 158-166. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.47473.1061
Ebrahim, E., Eldeeb, G., sayed, Z. (2020). 'Ageism in ICU: Knowledge, Attitude and Advocacy toward Caring of Critically ill Elderly Patient', EKB Journal Management System, 8(23), pp. 158-166. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.47473.1061
Ebrahim, E., Eldeeb, G., sayed, Z. Ageism in ICU: Knowledge, Attitude and Advocacy toward Caring of Critically ill Elderly Patient. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 8(23): 158-166. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.47473.1061

Ageism in ICU: Knowledge, Attitude and Advocacy toward Caring of Critically ill Elderly Patient

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Article 16, Volume 8, Issue 23 - Serial Number 1, December 2020, Page 158-166  XML PDF (893.72 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2020.47473.1061
View on SCiNiTO View on SCiNiTO
Authors
Eman Mohamed Ebrahim1; Ghada Abd Elsalam Eldeeb2; zahra ahmed sayed email 3
1Lecturer of Geriatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aswan University, Egypt. Currently Faculty of Nursing, Jazan University, KSA.
2Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration Department, Menoufyia University, Egypt. Currently Faculty of Nursing, Jazan University, KSA.
3Aswan city,Al radwan
Abstract
Abstract:
Elderly patients comprise an increasing of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions. So, the great importance to focus on attitudes of critical care nurses, those who give a direct care to the elderly patients and their positive attitudes towards elders and adequate knowledge care would improve the quality of care. Aim: to assess ageism in ICU, critical care nurse's knowledge, attitude and advocacy toward caring for critically ill elderly patients. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design. Setting 9 ICU at Aswan city hospital. Subjects: A purposive sample 114 nurses. Tools were used to collect data; socio-demographic data of critical care nurses, the Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS), protective nursing advocacy scale and a self-administered knowledge questionnaire. Results: Highest percentage of study subjects had low levels of attitude regarding positive ageism domain and total ageism score (93%) and (59.6%) respectively. (79.8 %) have good knowledge, and a majority of study subjects had a moderate level of advocacy. Conclusion: the non-significantly relationship between nurses’ knowledge, attitudes toward ageism and geriatric patient advocacy behaviors. Recommendations: continuing education for a critical care nurses caring for elderly, especially in ICU in order to enforce positive attitudes towards elderly and improve behaviors by increasing their knowledge
Keywords
Keywords: ICU; Ageism; Attitudes; Advocacy; Critical Care Nurses; Critically Ill; knowledge & Elderly Patients
Statistics
Article View: 703
PDF Download: 845