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Assessment Types of Mistreatment among Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases

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Last updated: 08 Feb 2025

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Background: Mistreatment is prevalent grievance among senior citizens. Aim of the study: To assess types of mistreatment among elderly patients with chronic diseases. Research design: This study employed a descriptive research approach. Setting: The research was conducted in outpatient Al- Azhar University Hospital clinics. Sample: The overall size of the sample was 420 patients Tools: To gather information for this, three tools were used. The 1st instrument: Structured interview questionnaire for patients include personal characteristics and assessment of medical history, the 2nd tool: Hwalek – Sengstock Elder Abuse Screaning Test, the 3rd tool: Geriatric Mistreatment Scale. Results: Showed that 44.5% of studies elderly patient had hypertension, and only 28.6%, 18.1% of them had diabetes and heart disease respectively. The majority of elderly patient were non abuse 85.7% and only 14.3% of them were abuse. Conclusion: The majority of elderly patient were non abuse and only one quarter of them were abuse. Recommendations: offering educational programs to help senior citizens learn more about types and risk factors of mistreatment especially among elderly with chronic disease. Family and caregiver

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10.21608/asnj.2025.328620.1932

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Assessment, Chronic Diseases, Elderly Patient, Mistreatment & Types

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Yassmine

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Ibrahim Mohammed

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Hassan

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Nursing Specialist Al-Azhar University Hospital, Egypt.

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Haitham

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Abdel Azeem

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Professor of Internal Medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt.

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Saieda

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Abd-El Hameed

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Assistant Professor of Gerontological, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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13

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48

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52406

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2025-01-01

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2024-10-19

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2025-01-01

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162

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171

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Assessment Types of Mistreatment among Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases

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08 Feb 2025