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Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitude about care of elderly patients among nurses working in public sector
hospitals in Peshawar.
Materials & Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study on nurses caring old age patients was conducted at Hayatabad
Medical Complex, Lady Reading Hospital, and Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The
total period of the research work was 6 months. Generally, 282 nurses were included in the research using simple random
sample method. Information was collected using an adopted, validated questionnaire.
Results: Overall, 282 nurses included in the study. More than half (56%) participants were female and 54% participants were
from age group less than 30 years. The nurses working in different units of three tertiary care hospitals had average knowledge (60.6%) regarding the care of old age patients. They possess favorable attitude towards the care of old age patents.
Conclusion: Nurses working in three tertiary care government hospitals had overall average knowledge regarding the care
of old age patients and they possess favorable attitude towards the care of old age patients.
Amjad Ali, Muhammad Idrees Khan, Sardar Ali, Dildar Muhammad, Naeema. (2020) KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES REGARDING CARE OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS AMONG NURSES IN PESHAWAR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 3.
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