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Abstract
Purpose: To quantitatively pool the overall prevalence of self-neglect in older adults and provide evidence-based information for healthcare professionals to develop preventive measures.
Methods: Systematically and thoroughly searched ten databases from inception to September 1, 2024 and we pooled the prevalence of self-neglect in older adults using a random-effects model based on the Stata 15.0 software.
Results: In our meta-analysis, 21 studies were included, and the estimated prevalence rate of self-neglect among older adults was 27% (95% CI: 23%-30%). We found that the incidence of self-neglect was higher in males, aged 80 years, developing countries, hospitals, and using the Elder Self-Neglect Questionnaire assessment tool.
Conclusion: Self-neglect is a common and underestimated phenomenon in older adults, and the prevalence rate of self-neglect is high. Several epidemiological characteristics such as gender, age, countries, settings, and definition criteria were associated with its prevalence. It deserves early screening and targeted intervention by using a globally accepted definition of self-neglect to prevent older adults from self-neglect.
Implications for nursing practice: Our study can provide clinical evidence for nursing staff and healthcare professionals to identify high-risk groups of self-neglect in older adults.
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The International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, the official journal of NANDA International, is a peer-reviewed publication for key professionals committed to discovering, understanding and disseminating nursing knowledge.
The Journal aims to clarify the knowledge base of nursing and improve patient safety by developing and disseminating nursing diagnoses and standardized nursing languages, and promoting their clinical use. It seeks to encourage education in clinical reasoning, diagnosis, and assessment and ensure global consistency in conceptual languages.
The International Journal of Nursing Knowledge is an essential information resource for healthcare professionals concerned with developing nursing knowledge and /or clinical applications of standardized nursing languages in nursing research, education, practice, and policy.
The Journal accepts papers which contribute significantly to international nursing knowledge, including concept analyses, original and applied research, review articles and international and historical perspectives, and welcomes articles discussing clinical challenges and guidelines, education initiatives, and policy initiatives.
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