Psycho-educational program for enhancing quality of life for elderly at geriatric home
Joint Authors
Abd al-Fattah, Wafa O.
Muhamad, Ashjan F.
Murad, Ghadah M.
Source
NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology
Issue
Vol. 4, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2021), pp.59-72, 14 p.
Publisher
Beni-Suef University National Institute of Longevity Elderly Sciences
Publication Date
2021-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Topics
Abstract EN
Aging is unavoidable developmental facts that bring along several changes in the physical, psychological, hormonal, and social status.
Most of these changes are expected to affect the quality of life of the elderly.
Aim: is to evaluate the effect of the psycho-educational program for enhancing the quality of life for the elderly at a geriatric home.
Methods: a quasi experimental research design was performed on a convenient sample consisted of 20 elderlies at Elhlal Elahmer and Noor Wel Amal geriatric homes that are located in Beni-Suef governorate, Egypt.
Tools: Data were collected using Socio-demographic Questionnaire, Facts on Aging Quiz, and The Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire.
Results: The results of this study showed that there is a higher improvement in the level of knowledge post-program than preprogram from less than fifth to majority of studied elderly and in follow up to two thirds of them have sufficient knowledge and there is a higher improvement in the level of quality of life post-program than preprogram from one third to majority of studied elderly and in follow up to two thirds of them have higher quality of life.
Also, there is a highly significant relationship between total quality of life and total knowledge (p
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhamad, Ashjan F.& Murad, Ghadah M.& Abd al-Fattah, Wafa O.. 2021. Psycho-educational program for enhancing quality of life for elderly at geriatric home. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology،Vol. 4, no. 1, pp.59-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1361941
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhamad, Ashjan F.…[et al.]. Psycho-educational program for enhancing quality of life for elderly at geriatric home. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology Vol. 4, no. 1 (Jan. 2021), pp.59-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1361941
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhamad, Ashjan F.& Murad, Ghadah M.& Abd al-Fattah, Wafa O.. Psycho-educational program for enhancing quality of life for elderly at geriatric home. NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology. 2021. Vol. 4, no. 1, pp.59-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1361941
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 71-72
Record ID
BIM-1361941