Assessment of late life anxiety and depression among the elderly at geriatric home | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 2, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 42-57 PDF (392.16 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2022.134681.1012 | ||
| Authors | ||
| elshimaa atta hassan* 1; elshimaa atta hassan2 | ||
| 1psychiatric and mental health nursing, faculty of nursing, helwan university | ||
| 2mentalheathnursing-facultyofnursingbeniseuifuniversity | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Back ground: Ageing is unavoidable developmental facts that bring along several changes in the physical,psychological,and social status.Most of these changes are associated with increasing health complications, including late life depression and anxiety. Aim: assess late life anxiety and depression among the elderly at a geriatric room. Methods: a descriptive research design was performed on a convenient sample consisted of 20 elderlies at Elhlal Elahmer and El-Noor and El-Amal geriatric homes that are located in Beni-suef governorate, Egypt. Tools: data were collected using 1) Socio demographic questionnaire, 2) Geriatric Depression Scale, 3) Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Results: the results of this study show that more than half of studied subjects suffer from symptoms of late life depression, results show also that more than two third of studied subjects suffer from late life anxiety.Conclusion: results of this study concluded that,there was asignificant relationship between late life anxiety and depression among the elderly at a geriatric room. Recommendations: The study recommended for further research to assess psychosocial needs of the elderly. Key words: late life depression, Late life anxiety, Elderly | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key words: late life depression; Late life anxiety; Elderly | ||
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