استعرض مصدر Elderly Neglect among the Population of Home Health Care Services of Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Elderly Neglect among the Population of Home
Health Care Services of Prince Sultan Military Medical
City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Maryam Chapra, Dr. Rabaa Al Momen

Prince Sultan Military Medical City(PSMMC), Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia

Paper num: 26

Background

Elderly neglect is an international problem that is
unrecognized and understudied in Saudi Arabia. There
is a need to know if the elderly in this society are
neglected by their families; and if so, how can we
prevent neglect and improve the quality of their lives.

Objective

The objective is to measure the prevalence of elderly
neglect among the population of Prince Sultan Military
Medical City, Home Health Care under the Department
of Family Medicine and study factors related to neglect
and to make a comparison between the neglected and
not neglected groups.

Method

A record based, cross-sectional study of elderly under
the care of the Family Medicine Department, Home
Health Care Services of Prince Sultan Military Medical
City was done. A Sample of 363 elderly of 65 years and
above was randomly selected and their files were
studied for sociodemographic, physical, psychological
and cognitive aspects. The responsible trained team
members of Home Health Services were asked about
their opinion about the degree of neglect. The factors
associated with elderly neglect were determined and
then analyzed using chi-square.

Results

Prevalence of neglect was (12%). Elderly male were
more associated with neglect than females (19%: 8%),
as were married elderly (71%). Neglect was associated
with factors e.g. low income (25%) and psychological
illnesses (80%), while cognitive impairment had no
statistical significance. Only (23%) of families favored
elderly care centers, while the majority (77%) thought
it was “not an option”.

Conclusion

Data showed a prevalence of (12%) of elderly neglect
in the population of Home Health Care of Family
Medicine in Prince Sultan Military Medical City. The
Society was not accepting to the idea of elderly care
centers, as (77%) thought it was not an option.


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