Discipline of Nursing, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 71 Manor Drive, Manor Gardens, Durban, 4001, South Africa.
Research for Sustainable Development, Sunyani, Ghana.
Syst Rev. 2021 Jan 9;10(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01575-y.
Culture influences nurses' attitudes towards caring for older adults. Additionally, nursing students' perceptions and attitudes towards older adults affect their behavior, possibly their career choices and/or the quality of care provided to older adults after graduation. In the context of lower-middle-income countries with a faster growing older adults population compared to upper income countries, the improvement of the quality care, inclusive of nurses' attitudes towards older adults, is one of the strategies for strengthening nursing and midwifery in Africa. Furthermore, examining nurses and nursing students' attitudes towards older adults will answer the United Nations' call for more data to understand the needs and the status of older adults in Africa.
This scoping review will be guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework. The search will be performed using Scopus, PubMed databases, Academic search complete, CINAHL with full text, Education source, Health source: Nursing/Academic Edition, with words related to the topic. The reviewers will also use Google Scholar and the reference lists of the relevant articles. Primary studies and grey literature addressing the research question will be included. The search process will include a first stage where two reviewers will perform the title screening and the removal of duplicates, followed by a parallel abstract screening according to eligibility criteria. The second stage will involve the reading of full articles and the exclusion of articles, in accordance with the eligibility criteria. Data will be collated by two reviewers independently and parallel, using a predetermined data extraction form. Discrepancies will involve a third reviewer. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, version 2018 will be used to assess the quality of the data of eligible articles. A narrative approach containing summary tables and graphs will facilitate synthesis.
The review will provide insight into nurses' and nursing students' attitudes towards older adults in African countries. The outcomes will guide future research, practice, and education in nursing.
文化影响护士对照顾老年人的态度。此外，护理学生对老年人的看法和态度会影响他们的行为，可能会影响他们的职业选择和/或毕业后为老年人提供的护理质量。在中低收入国家，与高收入国家相比，老年人口增长更快，因此，提高护理质量，包括护士对老年人的态度，是加强非洲护理和助产服务的策略之一。此外，检查护士和护理学生对老年人的态度，将响应联合国的号召，提供更多数据，以了解非洲老年人的需求和状况。
本范围综述将遵循 Arksey 和 O'Malley 的框架。搜索将使用 Scopus、PubMed 数据库、学术搜索全文、CINAHL 全文、教育资源、健康资源：护理/学术版，以及与主题相关的词汇进行。审查员还将使用 Google Scholar 和相关文章的参考文献列表。将纳入解决研究问题的主要研究和灰色文献。搜索过程将包括两个阶段，第一阶段两名审查员将进行标题筛选和重复项删除，然后根据资格标准平行进行摘要筛选。第二阶段将涉及阅读全文和根据资格标准排除文章。两名审查员将独立平行地整理数据，使用预定的数据提取表。如有分歧，将涉及第三名审查员。将使用 2018 年版混合方法评估工具评估合格文章的数据质量。叙述方法包含摘要表和图形，以促进综合分析。
该综述将深入了解非洲国家护士和护理学生对老年人的态度。结果将指导未来的护理研究、实践和教育。
