Assessment of social workers' educational needs in geriatric competencies and attitudes towards older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to assess social workers' educational needs in geriatric competencies and their attitudes toward older adults, providing insights for the development of a targeted training program.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,619 social workers. Data were collected using the Geriatric Social Work Competency Scale and the UCLA Geriatric Attitudes Scale and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0. The study received ethics committee approval from the Medical Research Ethics Committee of Ege University (Decision No. 21-5.1T/63, dated May 27, 2021).

Results

The study included 1,619 social workers, of whom 53.8% were women, with a median age of 32 years. The findings from the Geriatric Social Work Competency Scale revealed that social

SUBMITTER: Bolukbasi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934618 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature