Appalachian College of Pharmacy, Oakwood, VA 24631, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2012 Jun 18;76(5):81. doi: 10.5688/ajpe76581.
To determine the attitudes of second-year pharmacy students toward older people in general and geriatric patients in particular after attending an Early Pharmacy Practice Experiences 2 course.
One hundred forty-four second-year pharmacy students completed the Geriatrics Knowledge Test and Attitudes Survey between 2008 and 2010.
On 11 of 14 items, most students had a favorable opinion of older people and providing geriatric care (mean > 3.0 on a 5-point scale). For example, students believed that treatment of chronically ill elderly patients is not hopeless ( 4.2 ± 1.0) and that most older people are pleasant to be with ( 3.8 ± 1.0). Gender, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, having children, and rural or non-rural upbringing were not related to the students' attitudes for most items.
Although the majority of second-year pharmacy students had favorable attitudes toward older people and geriatric care, the lack of research in this area suggests that further studies are needed.
在参加早期药学实践体验 2 课程后，确定二年级药学学生对老年人总体和老年患者的态度。
在 2008 年至 2010 年间，144 名二年级药学学生完成了老年病学知识测试和态度调查。
在 14 项中的 11 项中，大多数学生对老年人和提供老年护理有正面的看法（5 分制，平均> 3.0）。例如，学生认为治疗慢性疾病的老年患者并非无望（4.2 ± 1.0），大多数老年人都很愉快（3.8 ± 1.0）。性别、年龄、种族/民族、婚姻状况、子女、农村或非农村成长环境与学生对大多数项目的态度无关。
尽管大多数二年级药学学生对老年人和老年护理有正面的态度，但该领域缺乏研究表明，需要进一步研究。
