Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Elderly Home Škofljica, Škofljica, Slovenia.
PLoS One. 2024 Nov 4;19(11):e0313137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313137. eCollection 2024.
This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the educator's role in imparting knowledge to healthcare students regarding ageism in Slovenia.
Educators in Slovenian secondary nursing schools and in medical and health science faculties were asked to evaluate their practical experience in working with older people, their knowledge of gerontology and working with older people, and their attitude toward working with older people using an online questionnaire. They were also asked to rate their opinion about ageism on a Likert scale, along with reasons for ageism, skills that would help reduce ageism, their opinion about trainees' attitudes toward older people, and their assessment of certain facts about planning training. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested using Cronbach's alpha. The Kruskal‒Wallis test, Mann‒Whitney U test, and independent samples t-test were used to determine differences between the groups.
The participants fully agree that the knowledge imparted could contribute to reducing age discrimination among healthcare students. Those that responded that their gerontological knowledge is good had significantly higher ranked responses regarding the reasons for ageism. On average, they agreed with the statements about planning their teaching activities and facilitating the acquisition of knowledge.
Ageism is a challenge for modern society that requires a comprehensive approach to prevent and combat this form of discrimination. Awareness-raising, education, and policy change can create a fairer and more respectful society for all generations. Educators are insufficiently aware of their role in preventing ageism. Practitioners recognize it when they work directly with students. There are opportunities to update curricula and teaching methods.
本研究旨在增进对斯洛文尼亚医疗保健学生中传授老龄化知识的教育者角色的理解。
要求斯洛文尼亚中学护理学校和医学与健康科学学院的教育工作者在线评估他们与老年人合作的实际经验、他们对老年学和与老年人合作的知识，以及他们对与老年人合作的态度，并用李克特量表评估他们对年龄歧视的看法，以及年龄歧视的原因、有助于减少年龄歧视的技能、他们对学员对老年人的态度的看法，以及他们对培训规划某些事实的评估。使用 Cronbach 的 alpha 测试问卷的可靠性。使用 Kruskal-Wallis 检验、Mann-Whitney U 检验和独立样本 t 检验来确定组间的差异。
参与者完全同意传授的知识有助于减少医疗保健学生中的年龄歧视。那些认为自己的老年学知识良好的人对年龄歧视的原因有更高的评价。平均而言，他们同意关于规划教学活动和促进知识获取的陈述。
年龄歧视是现代社会面临的挑战，需要采取综合方法来预防和打击这种形式的歧视。提高认识、教育和政策变革可以为所有世代创造一个更加公平和尊重的社会。教育者对自己在预防年龄歧视方面的作用认识不足。从业者在与学生直接合作时才意识到这一点。有机会更新课程和教学方法。
