Holroyd Ann, Dahlke Sherry, Fehr Cindy, Jung Piera, Hunter Andrea
Vancouver Island University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
J Nurs Educ. 2009 Jul;48(7):374-80. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20090615-04.
With the predicted increase in the age of Canada's overall population, it is estimated that by 2020, up to 75% of nurses' time will be spent with older adults. It is recognized that care of older adults occurs in a cultural context in which the older members of society are poorly valued, often referred to as ageism. Based on the premise that attitudes affect behavior and knowledge acquisition, a comparative cross-sectional study using the Attitudes Toward Old People scale measured nursing students' attitudes at different points in a baccalaureate nursing program. Although analysis of variance revealed no significant differences in students' attitudes during the 4 years, post hoc analysis revealed a drop in positive attitudes and a rise in negative attitudes at the beginning of the second and fourth years of the baccalaureate program.
随着加拿大总体人口年龄预计上升，据估计到2020年，护士高达75%的时间将用于照顾老年人。人们认识到，对老年人的护理是在一种文化背景下进行的，在这种背景下，社会中的老年成员得不到应有的重视，这通常被称为年龄歧视。基于态度影响行为和知识获取这一前提，一项使用《对老年人的态度量表》的比较性横断面研究，测量了本科护理课程不同阶段护理专业学生的态度。虽然方差分析显示学生在这4年中的态度没有显著差异，但事后分析显示，在本科课程第二年和第四年开始时，积极态度下降，消极态度上升。
