Assessment of elderly knowledge about urinary tract infection in Assiut city

الملخص EN

The objectives of this study are to promote health of elderly people with urinary tract infection, and to assess elderly knowledge about urinary tract infection in Assiut City.Subject and Methods: The study was carried out at two setting (geriatric club in legitimate assembly) and (geriatric club in cultural center).

The total number of studied sample was 100 elderly.

Two tools are used in this study: 1) structured interview sheet, which includes, personal data: such as age, gender, marital status, etc ..

2) Tool two, which included definitions of UTIs, causes, physiological changes that occur in elderly and predisposing factors of disease, Signs and symptoms, complications, treatment, and Steps for prevention and control of UTIs.

Data was collected in the period from June 2008 to December 2008.

Results : of the present study ; the mean age group of the studied sample was (was 63.9 ± 4.07 group), the majority of the studied sample (83%) were female, also more than half of the studied sample (55%) were widows.

Three quarter of studied female (77.1%) stated diabetes mellitus, while the majority of the studied male (88.2%) stated enlargement of prostate as one of the most common disease among elderly men that lead to UTIs.

Three quarter of the studied sample (74.0%) stated that Inflammation and damage of the kidney one of the most complication of UTIs, and most of the studied sample (98.0%) stated that good personal hygiene from front to back after urination is one of the most important methods to control UTIs.

Conclusion : serious lack of knowledge about urinary tract infection among the study sample.

Recommendations : Presence of gerontological nurse at geriatric to follow elderly people and give them health education is very important, different seminars at geriatric club can be done about interested topics for elderly people such as : normal changes, common health needs and problems for elderly people, geriatric club library should be rich with specific book about the physiological changes and common health problems among elderly people, increasing elderly awareness about the importance of periodic check up to detect early health deviation to make early management and to prevent complication through : Health education and focus group discussion for elderly.