Assessment of elderly knowledge about urinary tract infection in Assiut city

ABSTRACT

Aim the objectives of this study are to promote health of elderly people with urinary tract infection and to assess elderly knowledge about urinary tract infection in Assiut city.Subject and methods: The study was carried out at two setting [geriatric club in legitimate assembly] and [geriatric club in cultural center].The total number of studied sample was 100 eldrely.Two tools are used in this study 1] structured interview sheet, which includes personal data such as age gender, marital status, etc..2] tool two, which included definitions of UTIs, causes, physiological changes that occur in eldrely and presdisponding factors of disease, signs and symptoms, complications, traetment and steps for prevention and control of UTIs. Data was collected in the period from june 2008 to december 2008.Results: of the present study the mean age group of the studied was[was 63.9+4.07 group], the majority of the studied sample [83%] were female, also more than half of the studied sample[55%] were widows.Three quartar of studied female[77.1%] stated diabetes mellitus, while the majority of the studied male [88.2%] stated enalrgment of prostate as one of the most common disease among elderly men that lead to UTIs.Three quarter of the studied sample[74.0%] stated that infalmmation and damage of the kidney one of the most complication of UTIs and most of the studied sample[98%] stated that good personal hygine from front to back after urination is one of the most important methods to control UTIs.CnoclusionSerious lack of knowledge about urinary tract infection among the study sample.Recommendations:Presence of gerontological nurse at geriatric to follow elderly people and give them health education is very important, different seminars club can be intersted topics for elderly people such asnormal changes, com elelrymon health needs and problems for elderly people, geriatric club library should be rich with specific book about the physiological change and common health problems among health deviation to make early managment and to prevent complications through health education and focus group discussion for elderly