Effect of An Educational Program on Cognitive Functions Among Elderly People Attending Outpatient Clinics At Assiut University Hospital
| Autor: | Alaa El-Din M. Darweesh, Heba M. Fahmy, Hoda D. Fahmy, Asmaa Gh Mohammed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Mini–Mental State Examination medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Cognition 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Promotion (rank) Family medicine Health care Quota sampling medicine Outpatient clinic 030212 general & internal medicine business Educational program 030217 neurology & neurosurgery media_common |
| Zdroj: | IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science. :18-24 |
| ISSN: | 2320-1959 2320-1940 |
| DOI: | 10.9790/1959-0504041824 |
| Popis: | Educational programs increases elderly’ knowledge of health care and makes them informed about their health care choices and help to keep older adults’ lives active, delay going to nursing homes and increase satisfaction with life. Aim of the study: assess knowledge, implement and evaluate educational program for elderly people about cognitive functions. Material and Methods: the study was carried out using Quasi-experimental research design and included 100 elderly patients have normal cognitive functions, they selected randomly to participate in the program and recruited from outpatient clinics of Assiut University Hospital, they aged 60 years and older, and were selected by nonprobability quota sample from the first of July 2012 until the end of February 2014. They screened by Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) for cognitive functions, they also were assessed for their sociodemographic characteristics. The participant received knowledge about cognitive functions after pre-test evaluation, they also evaluated after receiving the program and three months later. Results: The present study shows that there was a significant improvement of experimental group knowledge in post-test and three months later. Conclusion: In spite of increased knowledge of elderly about cognitive functions and its promotion, there is no impact on their scores of MMSE after three months. Recommendations: Periodical educational programs for elderly people to increase their awareness about cognitive functions. |
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