Comparison of self-concept and self-efficacy between non-residential and residential elderly people in nursing homes of Iranian population
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 11
Abstract
Self-concept and self-efficacy are important variables in the field of aging, which less attention has been paid to them. This study was conducted to determine and compare the non-residential and residential elderly people living in nursing homes of Tehran in 2015. This descriptive study was conducted by using cross-sectional method. Its population consisted of non-residential and residential elderly people living in nursing homes of Tehran. Sample of study included 434 people assigned into two groups, including 217 residential elderly people living in nursing homes of Tehran and 217 non-residential elderly people. Sampling for the elderly people living in nursing homes was quota, and simple randomized sampling was performed in each nursing room according to number of residential elderly people, while convenient sampling was performed for non-residential elderly people. In addition to demographic questionnaire, Roger’s Self-concept Test and Self-efficacy Scale were used to collect data. Reliability of tools was assessed. Data were entered to SPSS (V18) software and they were analyzed by the descriptive statistics including frequency, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics including Chi-Square test, Pearson correlation coefficient, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, ANOVA, and independent t-test. : The findings showed that the mean self-concept in non-residential and residential elderly living in nursing homes of Tehran was a 8.41 ± 1.63 and 8.52 ± 1.47, respectively, and th is variable was not significantly different in the two groups. The mean self-efficacy in non-residential and residential elderly living in nursing homes of Tehran was 22.02 ± 5.14 and 71.84 ± 4.00 respectively, and this variable was significantly different in the two groups (p=0.000). It was also found that there is a significant relationship between self-concept and self-efficacy in residential elderly people (p=0.029) and non-residential elderly people (p=0.002). The self-concept of non-residential and residential elderly people living in nursing homes of Tehran was low, and self-efficacy of residential and non-residential elderly was low and high, respectively, in which increased self-concept led to increased self-efficacy in residential and nonresidential elderly people.
Authors and Affiliations
Javad Shaabani| Elderly Nursing Graduate Student, Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Abolfazl Rahgoi| Instructor, Centre of Aging Research and the Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Corresponding E-mail : rahgouin@yahoo.com, Kian Nourozi| Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Mehdi Rahgozar| Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Mahdi Shaabani| Nursing Student, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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