Educational Program for Caregivers Regarding Elderly Abuse in Port Said City

Maan, Shaimaa Awad; Abo El Maaty, Gehad Mohamed; Mohamed Ghida, Naglaa Ibrahim; Mohamed, Maha Moussa

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2023.206374.1255

Educational Program for Caregivers Regarding Elderly Abuse in Port Said City

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Faculty of nursing, port said university

² Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing, faculty of nursing port-said University

³ professor of family and community health nursing,faculty of nursing port-said university

⁴ assistance professor of family and community health nursing faculty of nursing port-said university

10.21608/pssjn.2023.206374.1255

Abstract

Background: As a widespread and significant issue on a worldwide scale, elderly abuse is becoming more widely acknowledged. Elderly people who live with relatives may be more susceptible to abuse, including financial, psychological, and physical abuse, given that the majority of occurrences of elderly abuse take place inside households. Aim: to assess the effect of educational program for caregivers regarding elderly abuse in Port Said City. Subjects and method: Design: using a quasi-experimental study design with a pre/post-test technique for one group. Setting: The research was conducted in five primary health care Centers in Port Said City. Subjects: 67 caregivers from multistage cluster sample made up the study's participants. Tools: A main tool was used consisting of three parts: Caregivers socio-demographic characteristics, caregiver's knowledge of elderly abuse, caregivers reported practice regarding elderly abuse. The Results: This recent study shown that (82.1%) of the studied caregivers had very good knowledge, and (80.65) of them had satisfactory practice post program with positive relationship (p =0.028*) between caregiver’s knowledge and practices after program. Conclusion: Elderly abuse was decreased as a result of the educational program and there were significant difference between caregiver's knowledge and reported practice after program intervention related to feeding, mobility, and treatment. Recommendations: Develop an awareness programs for older adults and their caregivers about elderly abuse, its consequences, and how to deal with it.

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