Impact of counseling on the awareness of elderly women’s family about elder abuse according to the transtheoretical model

AuthorSonia Oveisien
AuthorShima Jaheden
AuthorForouzan Olfatien
OrcidSonia Oveisi [0000-0003-3106-8043]en
OrcidForouzan Olfati [0000-0003-1944-4325]en
Issued Date2018-09-30en
AbstractBackground: The population of the elderly has grown in recent years in the world and similarly in Iran. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of counseling on the elderly women’s family and raising their awareness about the elder abuse. Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted from August to December 2017 in the health centers of Shahiryar, Tehran Province. Sixty five elderly women were selected by convenient sampling. Then, their first grade families were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention (n=34) and control (n=31). The intervention group received four sessions based on transtheoretical model. Modified questionnaire was evaluated elder abuse and the data analyzed by Pearson chi-square. Findings: The findings showed that counseling sessions, according to the transtheatrical model, can cause a significant reduction in negligence (Pen
DOIhttps://doi.org/en
KeywordCounselingen
KeywordElder abuseen
KeywordTranstheoretical modelen
KeywordAwarenessen
Keywordمشاورهen
Keywordآزار سالمندیen
Keywordمدل مراحل تغییرen
Keywordآگاهیen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleImpact of counseling on the awareness of elderly women’s family about elder abuse according to the transtheoretical modelen
TypeResearch Articleen

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