Factors associated with personal protective measures utilization among community dwelling older adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt

Joint Authors

Hafiz, Sarah G.
Abd al-Nasir, Nadia
Shukur, Iman Mahmud Muhammad

Source

NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology

Issue

Vol. 3, Issue (s)- (31 Jul. 2020), pp.74-90, 17 p.

Publisher

Beni-Suef University National Institute of Longevity Elderly Sciences

Publication Date

2020-07-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

17

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

Introduction: The world’s population is aging.

Elderly faces various physiological and pathological changes make them at higher risk to be infected with COVID-19 and to suffer more from its complications.

Therefore, this study aimed to identify the factors associated with personal protective measures utilization among community dwelling older adults during COVID-19 Pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt.

Setting: The study was conducted at El-Wafaa club in Mohram Bec, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Social Solidarity in Alexandria, Egypt.

Subjects: 190 eligible older adult participants, have neither cognitive impairment nor depression, able to read and write and have access to the internet.

Tools: three tools were applied for data collection.

Results: This study revealed that more than one third of the studied elderly had fair practice level toward COVID prevention (36.8 %), all the studied elderly had unsatisfactory level regrading social distancing, more than one half (56.8 %) of the studied elderly had negative attitude toward Covid-19, and more one half (55.8%) of the study subjects had good knowledge level.

Conclusion: This study concluded that, the study elders have personal, psychological, and environmental factors that hinder their utilization of the protective measures against COVID-19, and the level of practices is affected significantly by sex, different educational level, and living alone or with others, (P = 0.010, 0.045, 0.005 respectively).

Recommendations: The current study recommended designing of interventions targeted at improving older adults’ practices , knowledge and attitudes regarding coronavirus and the usage of its preventive measures .

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hafiz, Sarah G.& Abd al-Nasir, Nadia& Shukur, Iman Mahmud Muhammad. 2020. Factors associated with personal protective measures utilization among community dwelling older adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology،Vol. 3, no. (s)-, pp.74-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1327124

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hafiz, Sarah G.…[et al.]. Factors associated with personal protective measures utilization among community dwelling older adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology Vol. 3, Special issue (2020), pp.74-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1327124

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hafiz, Sarah G.& Abd al-Nasir, Nadia& Shukur, Iman Mahmud Muhammad. Factors associated with personal protective measures utilization among community dwelling older adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology. 2020. Vol. 3, no. (s)-, pp.74-90.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1327124

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 89-90

Record ID

BIM-1327124