Polat Ulkü, Karadaǧ Ayişe, Ulger Zekeriya, Demir Nevra
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Contemp Nurse. 2014;48(1):88-97. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2014.11081930. Epub 2014 Jun 27.
Nurses and physicians provide health care for a growing number of older people as a result of the rapid increase in the life expectancies of older people. Health professionals' negative attitudes towards older people affect the quality of health care offered to these individuals. The sample for this study included 110 nurses and 57 physicians working in the medical and surgical clinics of a university hospital. A questionnaire form and the Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS) were used to collect the data. A five-point Likert-type format was utilised for the AAS. The AAS total mean score was 80.02 ± 2.64 for nurses and 83.17 ± 9.09 for physicians. The difference between these mean scores was statistically significant (p < 0.05). For the AAS sub-dimension 'limiting the life of the older people,' the physicians' score (35.14 ± 6.22) was significantly higher than the nurses' score (33.22 ± 3.59). In this study, nurses' and physicians' attitudes, approaches, and considerations were found to be generally positive.
由于老年人预期寿命的迅速增长，护士和医生为越来越多的老年人提供医疗保健服务。卫生专业人员对老年人的消极态度影响了为这些人提供的医疗保健质量。本研究的样本包括在一家大学医院的内科和外科诊所工作的110名护士和57名医生。使用一份问卷表格和年龄歧视态度量表（AAS）来收集数据。AAS采用五点李克特式格式。护士的AAS总平均分是80.02±2.64，医生的是83.17±9.09。这些平均分之间的差异具有统计学意义（p<0.05）。对于AAS子维度“限制老年人的生活”，医生的得分（35.14±6.22）显著高于护士的得分（33.22±3.59）。在本研究中，发现护士和医生的态度、方法和考虑总体上是积极的。
