Department of the Education for Nurse and Paramedical Teachers and Nursing Science, Thomas Boggatz MA Researcher Centre for Humanities and Health Sciences, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
J Adv Nurs. 2010 May;66(5):1047-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05259.x. Epub 2010 Mar 9.
This paper is a report of a study determining the relationship of socio-demographic factors to functional limitations and care dependency among older care recipients and non-care recipients in Egypt.
The population is ageing in Egypt and age-related functional limitations are increasing. Age and gender influence this phenomenon, but its relationship to socio-economic status has not yet been demonstrated for Egypt. Functional limitations are an antecedent to care dependency, which also may be associated with these socio-demographic factors.
A cross-sectional study with a two-group comparative design was conducted in Greater Cairo. The sample was composed of 267 non-care recipients and 344 care recipients. Path analysis was used to determine the relationship between variables. Age, gender and acceptance of care were covariates in the multiple regressions. Analyses were conducted separately for care recipients and non-care recipients.
Among non-care recipients, lower socio-economic status was related to more functional limitations and higher care dependency. This relationship was not found among care recipients.
Older persons from low income groups are more likely to become care dependent but are less able to pay for required care. Currently, untrained volunteer groups of religious organizations try to support these older people in the poorer strata of Egyptian society. Training in the basics of care might help to make their work more effective.
本文是一项研究报告，旨在确定社会人口因素与埃及老年护理接受者和非护理接受者的功能限制和护理依赖之间的关系。
埃及人口老龄化，与年龄相关的功能限制正在增加。年龄和性别会影响这种现象，但尚未证明其与社会经济地位有关。功能限制是护理依赖的前提，而护理依赖也可能与这些社会人口因素有关。
本研究采用具有两组比较设计的横断面研究，在大开罗进行。样本由 267 名非护理接受者和 344 名护理接受者组成。路径分析用于确定变量之间的关系。年龄、性别和护理接受情况是多元回归中的协变量。分别对护理接受者和非护理接受者进行分析。
在非护理接受者中，较低的社会经济地位与更多的功能限制和更高的护理依赖有关。而在护理接受者中并未发现这种关系。
来自低收入群体的老年人更容易依赖护理，但他们更难以支付所需的护理费用。目前，宗教组织的未经培训的志愿者团体试图在埃及社会的贫困阶层中为这些老年人提供支持。护理基础知识的培训可能有助于提高他们工作的效果。
