Daily living Activities among Institutionalized Older Adults with Chronic Immobility | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 30, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 404-419 PDF (511.85 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.252381 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ehab Adel Shaban Ali1; Hala Mohamed Mohamed2; Mona Abo Bakr Abd Ellatif3 | ||
| 1B.Sc of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 2Professor of Community and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Assistant Professor Community and Family Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Immobility is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults, aging results in reduced physiological reserve. Aim of the Study: The study aimed to assess daily living activities among institutionalized older adults with chronic immobility. Design: Descriptive analytical or correlational study to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted at all institutionalized health care centers affiliated to the ministry of social solidarity in in Fayoum Governorate. Subjects: convenience sample of 150 elderly was used in the study. Tool: one tool was used for data collection First tool: interviewing structured questionnaires contained five parts that developed by the researcher, Part I: Socio-demographic characteristics about elderly inmates in the elderly homes, Part II: Medical history of older adults, Part III: Older adults’ knowledge regarding immobility, Daily living activities, Healthy aging associated changes, comorbidities and healthy safe environment, Part IV: Assessment degree of mobility (Elderly mobility scale) (EMS), and Part V: BARTHEL INDEX for assessing activity of daily living among elderly in the health care centers. Results: the results revealed that more than half of older adult had satisfactory knowledge regarding immobility, more than three quarterly of older adult had satisfactory knowledge regarding daily living activity. Also, one third of older adults had independent level of mobility degree. Where one quarter of them had borderline independent level of mobility and less than half of them had dependent mobility degree. Conclusion: There were statistically significant different between sociodemographic characteristic of older adult and degree of mobility. However, there were statistically significant different between sociodemographic older adult and their daily living activities, also statistically significant different between degree of mobility of older adult and their daily living activities. Recommendations: Educational programs should be developed and implemented to raise health awareness among older adults with chronic immobility about their disease and how to improve daily living activities, | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Daily living activities; institutionalization; older adults; chronic immobility; safe environment | ||
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