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Caring for the Elderly Enhances Positive Attitudes Better Than Knowledge in Nursing Students.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: There is a growing interest in the measurement of attitudes towards older people in healthcare professionals, as there is a need to implement interventions to improve ageist attitudes. A one group pretest-posttest study was carried out to explore the change in nursing student attitudes towards the elderly during their university careers. Materials and Method: A total of 97 nursing students were enrolled. Attitudes were analyzed using Kogan's Attitudes Toward Old People Scale. Results: The attitude was positive from the beginning of the study, with a score of 110.06 (12.92). No differences were observed after completing the subject "Care of the elderly" (106.21 (10.77)), though a significant increase was recorded after the completion of clinical placement (142.88 (12.64)), with a large effect size (η2p = 0.754). The score of the positive items was significantly increased, but not that of the negative items, as ageist attitude was not reduced. Conclusion: The current curricular design, that includes taking the theoretical course before clinical placement in the geriatric area, increases positive attitudes in nursing students but does not reduce ageist attitudes.

SUBMITTER: Castellano-Rioja E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9506512 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Caring for the Elderly Enhances Positive Attitudes Better Than Knowledge in Nursing Students.

Castellano-Rioja Elena E Botella-Navas Marta M López-Hernández Lourdes L Martínez-Arnau Francisco Miguel FM Pérez-Ros Pilar P

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) 20220901 9

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: There is a growing interest in the measurement of attitudes towards older people in healthcare professionals, as there is a need to implement interventions to improve ageist attitudes. A one group pretest-posttest study was carried out to explore the change in nursing student attitudes towards the elderly during their university careers. <i>Materials and Method</i>: A total of 97 nursing students were enrolled. Attitudes were analyzed using Kogan's Attitudes Tow ...[more]

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