Counseling Intervention for Enhancing Physical Health and Subjective Well-Being Among Elderly With Chronic Illness at Geriatric Homes | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 3, Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 25-39 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.104676 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sahar Mahmoud1; Nahla Ahmed Abd Elaziz2 | ||
| 1Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo. Egypt | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo. Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of counseling intervention in improving physical health and subjective well-being among elderly with chronic illness at geriatric homes. The study was conduct in four geriatric homes affiliated with social solidarity agency .The sample of this study 102 elderly individuals . data were collected through an interview questionnaire sheet , KATZ Activities of Daily Living scale, Personal Health Inventory, The Modified Subjective Well-Being Scale and Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (MASES).The result of the present study showed a highest proportion of old age have Independence level of Daily activity . there was a significant improvement in a neutral zone of health behavior and subjective well –being after implementing counseling sessions . The present study recommended that future research to assesses an impact of health-promoting life-style behaviors on life satisfaction among elderly individual with chronic illness at geriatric homes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| old age; health status; subjective wellbeing; self efficacy | ||
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