Effect of Non-Pharmacological Home Based Nursing Intervention on Depression among Elderly: combined Counseling and Physical Exercise | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 64, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2020, Page 1117-1131 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.266184 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Ghada Mohamed Abd-Elsalam Elhgry* 1; Wael Alghamdi2; Sabah H. El-Amrosy3 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Nursing Department ,Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al Baha university, PT, MSRS, PhD. | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Psychiatric& Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Depression is often misdiagnosed and treated late, and sometimes even neglected, especially in old age. Detecting and managing depression in older people through non- pharmacological nursing interventions is highlighted as a key role for nurses. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a non-pharmacological home-based nursing intervention (combined counseling and physical exercise) on the management of depression among elderly people. Design and setting: A quasi-experimental research design with one group pretest-posttest was used to implement the current study at Kafr Tambedy village, Shebin Elkom district, Menofia governate, Egypt. Subject: A systematic random sample overall, 91 elderly with depression was selected after eligibility testing. Tools for data collection: I: interview questionnaire. Tool (II): The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) short form (III): Katz Index of Independence. Results: Studied elderly mean±SD age is 67.58±5.79. There was a statistically significant improvement in depression mean±SD score among elderly participants pre\post intervention (7.71±2.02 versus 5.17±2.08) with p=0.000, which supports the study hypothesis. A statistically significant improvement in depression levels among the elderly studied group is detected pre\post intervention at p= .000. Conclusion: The current study emphasizes that, non-pharmacological home-based nursing intervention (combined counseling and physical exercise) is an effective method for reducing mild to moderate depression among elderly participants. Recommendation: the findings of the current study indicate the need for the implementation of Non-pharmacological home-based nursing interventions (combined counseling and physical exercise) in different settings to confirm their effectiveness in the management of depression among elderly people. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Elderly people; depression; Non-pharmacological home-based nursing intervention; exercise; and counseling | ||||
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