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Social Isolation and Depression among Elderly at Abu Hammad City

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Social isolation and depression in older adults are major public health problems and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study: Was to assess social isolation and depression among elderly at Abu Hammad Cilty. Subjects and Methods; Design: A descriptive design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at a village called "Bahtet" at Abu Hammad City, Sharkia Governorate. Subjects: A purposive sample consisted of 125 elderly. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used for data collection; Tool I: A structured interview questionnaire composed of two parts; demographic characteristics, and medical history of the studied sample, Tool II: Lubben Social Network Scale-Revised and Tool III: The Geriatric Depression Scale: short form. Results: 53.6% of the elderly had moderate level of social network, and 17.6% had high level. Moreover, 28.8% of them had low level. 48% of the elderly had mild depression; additionally 4.4% and 5.6% of them had moderate and severe depression respectively. Conclusion: more than half of the elderly had moderate level of social network. Moreover, slightly less than half of the elderly had mild depression. Recommendation: Replicate the study on a larger group; selected from different geographical areas in Egypt to obtain more generalized findings in relation to current study.

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10.21608/znj.2024.364028

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Key words: Elderly, depression, and Social Isolation

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Amany

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Mounir

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Mohammed Said Ahmed

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B.Sc. Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Zagazig University,

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Eman

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Abdallah

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Shokry

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Professor of Community Health Nursing and Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Zagazig University

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Hassanat

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Abdel-Aziz

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Ramadan

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Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Zagazig University.

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20

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2024-07-01

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2024-07-06

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2024-07-01

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2090-6110

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3009-738X

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Zagazig Nursing Journal

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Social Isolation and Depression among Elderly at Abu Hammad City

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24 Dec 2024