title: Sociodynamic profile of the elderly living in geriatric institutes in Alexandria.
abstract: Living in geriatric institutes is not the optimum for the elderly. But under certain circumstances there will be no safe home for the elderly to live in. So they resort to living inside such institutes. The present study showed that the majority of residents at Dar Al Saada and Dar Al Hanaa were missing outside care giver. They showed economic dependency with a higher rate among females. Also, they did not have good original relation with their offsprings. Most of the group were physically dependent. They restricted their outside movement after admission. The sociodynamic interaction inside the institute was found to be good. It was a compensation for lost companionship and enjoying shared life.
authors.affiliation: Family Health Department HIPH, Alexandria University.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ayoub
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004534:Egypt; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population