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Effect of Environmental Management Guidelines on Home Safety level among Elderly People

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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The home safety is an imperative issue, especially for senior people; hencethe changes of the lodging environment are essential for their safety and health. Study aim: to detect the effect of environmental management guidelines on home safety level among elderly people. Design: Quasi-experimental research design (pre and posttest). Setting: Participants were selected from outpatient clinics of Assiut university hospital, Assiut governorate. Tools: three tools were utilized. Tool I: A structuredquestionnaire includes demographic characteristics. Tool II: Home Safety Self-Assessment scale. Tool III: Home safety level questionnaire. Results: It was found that elders' home safety level score increased from 36.3% in pretest to 54.4% in posttest with a high statistical significant difference P =0.000.Added to, there were statistically significant relations between age, residence, and educational level and home safety level of the studied sample. Conclusion: Numerous seniors are living in potentially unsafe environment and the application of environmental management guidelines was effective in increasing their home safety level. Recommendation: More authoritative work in this zone should be carried out.

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10.21608/niles.2022.187686

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Elderly, environment, guidelines, Home Safety, Management

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Nermeen

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Abd-Elaziz

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Mahmoud

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Department of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University , Assuit , Egypt

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Ola

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Elshiekh

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Department of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University.

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Ola

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Mohamed

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Department of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University.

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Soher

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Awad

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Ahmed

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Department of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University , Assuit , Egypt

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5

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27021

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2022-01-01

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2021-07-05

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2022-01-01

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2636-3224

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2636-3232

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NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology

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Effect of Environmental Management Guidelines on Home Safety level among Elderly People

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22 Jan 2023