Informal Caregivers’ Awareness about the Methods of Integrated Home Care for the Elderly

Elderly refers to individuals above a certain age threshold, often 60 or 65 years and older. Informal caregivers play a vital role in providing integrated home care for elderly Aim of the study: To assess awareness for informal caregivers about the methods of integrated home care for the elderly. Research design: A descriptive research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted by home visit and in Church of Blessed Virgin Mary and the Great Martyr St Mina, East Marg. Sample: The sample was comprised 57 visitors. Tools: Two tools used: 1st tool is structured Interviewing questionnaire. It consists of 3 parts: 1) Socio-demographic, knowledge and attitude assessment sheet. 2nd tool is Skills assessment observational checklist. Results: The study result revealed that, (43.9%) of informal caregiver had average level of knowledge and (40.3%) had poor level of knowledge, (84.2%) of informal care givers had positive attitude, (52.6%) of informal care givers had satisfactory level of skills, and there was highly statistically significant relation between informal caregivers total knowledge, and their total skills with (P= ˂ 0.000). Conclusion: nearly two fifth of informal caregivers had a poor knowledge, the majority of informal caregivers had a positive attitude regarding integrated care for the elderly, and more than half of informal caregivers had satisfactory level of skills Recommendation: Emphasize the importance of availability and distributions of pamphlets and booklet containing the basic knowledge and skills for informal caregivers about methods of integrated home care for the elderly.