Lifestyle of the elderly people in rural areas in Beni-Suef Governorate
| Autor: | Hannan Mohammed Sayed, Afaf Salah Abd El-Mohsen, Saher Mahmoud Sayed Ahmed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International journal of health sciences. :10918-10932 |
| ISSN: | 2550-696X 2550-6978 |
| DOI: | 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns4.11147 |
| Popis: | Lifestyle include components as diet, exercise, hygiene and avoidance of smoking. Aim of this study is to assess lifestyle of elderly people in rural areas in Beni suef Governorate. Design Descriptive design was used. Sample Systemic random selection of 350 elderly. Setting Kom abo Khalad village in Naser center in Beni Suef Governorate. Tools Three tools were used in this study Tool I Interview Questionnaire consisted of 3 parts, 1st: Socio-demographic data of elderly, 2nd: Past and present health history, 3rd: Assessment of elderly lifestyle. Tool II: Observational checklist of elderly people lifestyle. Tool III: Physical assessment to measure weights and heights of elderly people. Result: The study showed that 48.9% of the elderly people their age's ranges from (60-< 70). 57.1% of elderly suffered from insomnia. 54.6% of elderly had smoking habits, 87% of elderly hadn’t alcohol use and 74.3 of the elderly had healthy lifestyle. Conclusion More than half of the elderly people were dependent in feeding. More than half of elderly participate in home activity, two thirds of elderly no doing exercise. In additional to, majority of elderly suffer from insomnia & more than half of elderly had smoking habits. |
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