title: Self-neglect: a case study and implications for clinical practice.
abstract: Self-neglect is a worldwide and serious public health issue that can have serious adverse outcomes and is more common in older people. Cases can vary in presentation, but typically present as poor self-care, poor care of the environment and service refusal. Community nurses frequently encounter self-neglect cases and health and social care professionals play a key role in the identification, management and prevention of self-neglect. Self-neglect cases can give rise to ethical, personal and professional challenges. The aim of this article is to create a greater understanding of the concept of self-neglect among community nurses.
authors.affiliation: College Lecturer, University College Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Mary Rose
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mulcahy
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leahy-Warren
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Downey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Community nurse; District nurse; Older people; Public health nurse; Self-neglect