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Author(s) -
Zeinab,
Sayeda A. Abd El-Latif,
Gaber,
Walaa,
H. Ragab
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb08133.x
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , library science , information retrieval , world wide web
Aim: Ageing is a universal phenomenon and natural biological process of the life cycle. As people enter old age, they begin to experience associated changes in their physical, mental & social health. Therefore, elderly people are vulnerable to physiological, mental and social crisis. Moreover, the aim of this study was to assess social functioning as perceived by institutionalized elderly, utilizing a descriptive exploratory research design. Sample of convenience of 90 elderly was recruited from Hedaya Barakat geriatric home in El-Dokki district, Giza city, Egypt. Sociodemographic sheet, social functioning for elderly scales was used to achieve the purpose of this study. The findings revealed that; half of the studied institutionalized elderly (50%) had moderate levels of social functioning. The study concludes that, the current study revealed that, statistically significant relation was found between social relation and their age among the studied elderly.