Effect of Nursing Intervention Program on Knowledge and Practices of Elderly Regarding Sarcopenia

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2Doctorate student of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

3 Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

Abstract

Background
Sarcopenia is one of prevalent conditions affecting the elderly, which raises the risk of
functional disability, falls, loss of independence, a decline in quality of life, higher medical
expenses, and increased risk of death. Aim of the study to evaluate the effect of nursing
intervention program on knowledge and practices of elderly regarding sarcopenia. Subjects
and method: - Study design: A quasi-experimental study design was conducted carry out this
study. Subjects: A purposive sample of 60 elderly was used in this study. Tools of data
collection: - Two tools were used in the study. Tool I: Structured interview Schedule: -
composed of 4 parts: Part (1): - Socio-demographic data of studied elderly Part (2): - Medical
history of the elderly. Part (3): -The SARC-F questionnaire for screening of sarcopenia and
part (4): - The Physical Self-Maintenance Scale (PSMS). Tool II: - Knowledge and reported
practice of the studied elderly related to sarcopenia: - Part 1: - Knowledge of elderly
related to sarcopenia. Part (2): - Self-reported practices related to sarcopenia. Results: - It was
evident that, most (98.3%) of the studied elderly had a low level of knowledge about
sarcopenia pre intervention program implementation compared to only two fifths (40.0%)
after implementation of nursing intervention program. All (100%) of the studied elderly
practicing low level of physical activity pre nursing intervention program compared to more
than three quarters (78.3%) of them three months' post intervention program. On the other
hand, no one of the studied elderly practicing moderate and high level of physical activity pre
nursing intervention program compared to (11.7% and 10.0% respectively) three months post
program intervention. Conclusion and recommendations: - It was concluded that the nursing
intervention program significantly increase the knowledge and preventive practices of the
studied elderly regarding sarcopenia including physical activity, daily living activity and
nutritional practices. So, ongoing education, routine screening and additional research related
to sarcopenia are recommended in this study

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  • Receive Date: 20 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 20 January 2025

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