Association between Psychosocial Factors and Memory Problems among Elderly | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 14, Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 198-207 PDF (207.84 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.104691 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Elshimaa Atta Hassa1; Nevein Mostafa2; Mona Hassan2; Omima Ezzat3 | ||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing, | ||
| 2Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University. | ||
| 3Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Lecturer of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The older age group is increasing in size relative to the younger generation. The trend is expected to continue, a time associated with increasing health complications, including depression and cognitive impairment. This study aimed to assess association between memory problems and psychosocial factors among elderly resident in geriatric home. A descriptive design was used. Data were collected from two residential homes (Dar Elamal and El Noor (private home), Dar El Helal (governmental home)atBenisuef(East and North).a purposive sample of 50 elderly was included in this study. Data were collected through: 1) an interview questionnaire sheet to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly. It included socio-demographic data of elderly such as age, sex, and level of education, 2) Mini mental state examination to assess cognitive function and memory problems of the studied sample. 3) Psychosocial condition assessment. Results showed that the majority of the sample had inappropriate psychosocial condition and it showed that more than half of subjects have appropriate memory. Results of this study concluded that, there was no significant relationship between memory problems and psychosocial condition of elderly. The study highlighted the need for further research to assess psychosocial needs of the elderly. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Psychosocial factors; memory problems; elderly | ||
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