Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Elderly People regarding Prevention of Malnutritional Diseases | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Article 27, Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2024, Page 422-437 PDF (894.17 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2024.337824 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Amira Mahmoud Mohamed Abd El- Raouf1; Howyida Sadek Abd El-Hameed2; Amina Abd El- Razek Mahmoud3 | ||||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing (2018), Benha University | ||||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Benha University | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Benha University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Elderly people are vulnerable to malnutrition due to age-related physiological decline, so the knowledge, attitude and practices of them are necessary for the prevention of malnutrition diseases. Aim of the study: To assess knowledge, attitude and practices of elderly people regarding prevention of malnutrition diseases. Research design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at Medical Out-patients Clinic in Benha University Hospital. Study subjects: Simple random sample of elderly people including 264 elderly people. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used: Tool (I): A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet which include 3 parts. First part: which included two section; (A): Socio demographic characteristics of elderly people, (B): Current medical health history, Second part: Knowledge of elderly people about healthy nutrition and malnutrition diseases & Third part: Reported practices of elderly people regarding prevention of malnutrition diseases. Tool (II): Likert scale to measure elderly attitude regarding prevention of malnutrition diseases. Results: 38.3% of the elderly people aged from 65 > 70 years old with Mean ±SD (70.51±4.12), 58.7% had poor total knowledge level, 58.3% had satisfactory total practices level and 56.8% had positive total attitude level toward prevention of malnutrition diseases. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant correlation between total attitude level of the studied elderly people, their knowledge and their total practices level regarding malnutrition diseases (p<0.001). Recommendations: Conducting health education programs to improve knowledge, attitude and practices about malnutrition diseases and its preventive measures. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Attitude; Elderly people; Knowledge; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Practices; Prevention | ||||
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