Relation Between Caregivers' Burnout and Psychological and Verbal Abuse for Elderly Living in Geriatric Institutions | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 23, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2017, Pages 300-314 PDF (829.01 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2017.47174 | ||
| Author | ||
| Amany Mohamed SaadEsa | ||
| Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Elder abuse related to the unidentified crime that seniors are hesitant to speak about. Aim: To assess the relation between caregivers' burnout and psychological and verbal abuse for elderly living in geriatric institutions. Design: A descriptive correlational design was used. Setting: Om Kalthoumand Huda Talaat Harb geriatric institutions at Helwan District. Sample: Purposive sample including 60 elderly and 35 caregivers working in the above mentioned settings. Tools:1) Demographic interviewing sheet about the caregivers and elderly 2) Maslach Burnout Inventory for the caregivers 3) Psychological and verbal abuse assessment sheet for elderly. Results: Revealed statistically significant direct correlations concerning working hours/day and years of experience, and burnout and exhaustion scores(p<0.05). The elderly gender was the only significant predictor for psychological score. There were no statistically significant correlations between all caregivers' burnout items and elderly scores related to psychological and verbal abuse, and among caregivers' scores and each other's(p<0.05). Conclusion: There were direct positive correlations between caregivers' burnout (exhaustion) and psychological and verbal abuse for elderly. Recommendations: Training program for care providers and family members to improve their knowledge about needs and problems of the old age and factors that lead to elder abuse. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Caregivers' burnout; psychological and verbal abuse; Elderly; geriatric institutions | ||
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