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Elder Self-Neglect: Education is Needed. 2015

Yvonne OʼConnell Johnson

Yvonne O'Connell Johnson, PhD, RN, is an Associate Dean of Health Sciences, Surry Community College, Dobson, North Carolina.

Self-neglect is characterized by poor hygiene, unsanitary living conditions, and inattention to basic and healthcare needs. Adequate education for healthcare professionals is vital to help them recognize the phenomenon of self-neglect. Interventions to assist clients who self-neglect may help to improve their quality of life and reduce their risk of declining health status. This article provides information on what is known about the scope and prevalence of self-neglect, implications for home care clinicians, and suggestions for promoting educational opportunities for home care clinicians.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D004552	Elder Abuse	Emotional, nutritional, financial, or physical maltreatment, exploitation, or abandonment of the older person generally by family members or by institutional personnel.	Abuse Experiences, Elder,Aged Abuse,Elder Abuse Experiences,Elder Maltreatment,Elder Mistreatment,Elder Neglect,Elderly Abuse,Experience of Elder Abuse,Senior Abuse,Senior Neglect,Abuse Experience, Elder,Abuse, Aged,Abuse, Elder,Abuse, Elderly,Abuse, Senior,Elder Abuse Experience,Elderly Abuses,Experience, Elder Abuse,Maltreatment, Elder,Mistreatment, Elder,Neglect, Elder,Neglect, Senior,Senior Abuses,Senior Neglects
D006699	Home Care Services	Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.	Domiciliary Care,Home Health Care,Care Services, Home,Home Care,Services, Home Care,Care, Domiciliary,Care, Home,Home Care Service,Service, Home Care
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000369	Aged, 80 and over	Persons 80 years of age and older.	Oldest Old
D012648	Self Care	Caring for self when ill or positive actions and adopting behaviors to prevent illness.	Self-Care,Care, Self
D015577	Geriatric Assessment	Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group.	Assessment, Geriatric,Assessments, Geriatric,Geriatric Assessments