Monkeypox Emergence Post-COVID: Insight into Egyptian Older Adult's Awareness, Concern, and Mental Health.

To identify Egyptian older adults' awareness, concerns, and mental health about the monkeypox outbreak. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox disease is receiving more attention. The monkeypox virus outbreak has posed a global concern, especially to older adults with comorbidities. Natural disasters, and endemic affect older persons' mental health. A cross-sectional descriptive design was followed. 254 older adults were recruited from three outpatient clinics using consecutive sampling using four tools. 74.0% of older study participants were unaware of monkeypox. Gender, level of education, residence, worry about contracting monkeypox infection, and mental distress are predictors of awareness about monkeypox ( < .001). Worry of contracting monkeypox infection was common among female participants ( = .038), highly educated ( = .001), who had a low level of awareness and high level of mental distress ( = .001 for both). Awareness of monkeypox was associated with worry and mental distress. Gerontological nurses have a vital role in contacting older adults and providing care and education that decreases worry and preserves minds and feelings, improving their quality of life. Establishing a national strategic planning and crisis prevention framework to alleviate psychological distress and prevent mental health issues from deteriorating in this group is crucial.