Indonesian Journal of Global Health research
Vol 4 No 1 (2022): Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research

The Effect of Daily Living Activities of the Elderly Suffering from Hip Fractures

Huda Farouk Mohamed (Clinical Instructor at Technical Health Institute of Imbaba)
Sahar Ahmed Shafik (Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayum University)
Amany Mohamed Saad (Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, , Helwan University)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Feb 2022

Abstract

Elderly in the world is expected that are double by 2050 and triple by 2100, Elderly who suffer from hip fractures must have tasks and routines that are performed on a daily basis in order to live independently, being able to successfully manage routine tasks. Assess daily living activities of the elderly suffering from hip fractures. Descriptive research design was used. Purposive sample include 200 elderly. The study results revealed that more than two thirds of elderly have unsatisfactory knowledge; nearly two fifths of elderly were partially dependent in doing daily living activities. There was highly statistically significant correlation between elderly total knowledge and total daily living activities. Less than two fifths of elderly were partially dependent in doing their activities and more than three fifths of elderly have unsatisfactory knowledge about hip fractures. Also, there was a positive relation between elderly total knowledge about hip fractures and total daily living activities with highly statisticallysignificantcorrelation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJGHR

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Subject

Education Health Professions Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Nursing Public Health

Description

Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research (IJGHR) menyediakan forum untuk berbagi publikasi penelitian ilmiah, perawatan kesehatan yang tepat waktu dan terkini serta mempromosikan pengembangan keperawatan, kesehatan masyarakat, masyarakat, lingkungan, dan kesehatan kerja. Jurnal ini menerbitkan ...