The home safety is an imperative issue, especially for senior people; hence the 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 structured questionnaire 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.
Research Date
Research Department
Research File
Research Journal
Niles journal for geriatric and gerontology
Research Member
Research Publisher
Soher Ahmed Awad Abd-Alaziz (1122), Nermeen Mahmoud Abd-Elaziz
Research Vol
5
Research Website
10.21608/NILES.2022.187686
Research Year
2022
Research_Pages
1-15
Research Abstract