Nurses' perceptions of gross self-neglect amongst older people living in the community.
Self-neglect in older people has an established medical literature but receives surprisingly little attention in the nursing literature. Hospital and community nurses were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire. All the nurses were able to identify patients who had shown features of 'gross self-neglect'. Poor nutrition was a prominent feature: links with the literature are explored.
Adams
J
J
Nene Centre for Healthcare Education, Kettering General Hospital, UK.
Johnson
J
J
D000368:Aged; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care