Darling Rosa, Sendir Merdiye, Atav Serdar, Buyukyilmaz Funda
a Decker School of Nursing , Binghamton University , Binghamton , New York , USA.
b School of Nursing, Health Sciences University , Istanbul , Turkey.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2018 Jul-Sep;39(3):283-294. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2017.1311883. Epub 2017 Apr 24.
At times when populations are aging and nursing services for elders are needed, gerontology as a nursing specialty is not a highly sought career choice. The purposes of this study were to assess the overall attitudes of nursing students at a Turkish university toward the elderly and to identify the effects of demographic and social factors on attitudes. Using a non-experimental design, the Turkish version of the Kogan's Attitudes towards Old People (KAOP) Scale was given to undergraduate nursing students. Significant findings demonstrated that the older the student, the worse the attitude and that students willing to work with elders had significantly better total KAOP and better positive item scores than those not willing to work with elders. The findings support educational preparation as a major factor in shaping student attitudes. Geriatric education should be integral to nursing education to help ensure sustainability of nursing services for the elderly population.
在人口老龄化且需要老年护理服务的时期，老年护理学作为一个护理专业并非是一个备受追捧的职业选择。本研究的目的是评估一所土耳其大学护理专业学生对老年人的总体态度，并确定人口统计学和社会因素对态度的影响。采用非实验设计，将科根老年人态度量表（KAOP）的土耳其语版本发放给本科护理专业学生。重要研究结果表明，学生年龄越大，态度越差，且愿意与老年人共事的学生在KAOP总分和积极项目得分方面显著高于那些不愿意与老年人共事的学生。研究结果支持将教育准备作为塑造学生态度的主要因素。老年护理教育应成为护理教育的组成部分，以帮助确保为老年人群体提供可持续的护理服务。
