Attitude of Nurses towards Care of Elderly People in Teaching Hospitals of Kathmandu Valley

Khagi, Bina Rana; Maharjan, Shanti Awale; Bajracharya, Shobha Laxmi; Upadhyay, Radhika; Shrestha, Kabita Bade

doi:10.3126/bjhs.v5i2.31375

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“…Perhaps, the reason for the nurses’ good knowledge in this study could be due to the inclusion of gerontological and home-based nursing in the curricula for the training of professional nurses in Ghana. This conclusion confirms the important role education plays in shaping the opinions of nurses about older people [ 24 ]. Having good knowledge of both the aging process and aged care enables the nurse who has a vital role in the care delivery process to understand and identify the care needs of older patients with the ultimate aim of rendering quality nursing care [ 39 ] and achieving positive patient outcome.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was done to determine the relative internal consistency of the scale and it yielded the following values; knowledge (0.77), attitude (0.83), and barriers (0.93). The Cronbach’s Alpha value of our study for attitude is consistent with Arani et al [ 32 ] and Lan and Chen, [ 33 ], but contradicts Khagi et al [ 24 ] and Vu et al [ 27 ] where a 0.72 and 0.75 value were reported. Again, our value for knowledge is consistent with Robinson et al [ 34 ], but lower than Amsalu et.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Their study revealed that auxiliary nurses, ward aids, and nurse assistants were less likely to demonstrate a positive attitude towards the aged than registered nurses. Similarly, other studies reported that nurses who are trained in geriatrics, psychiatric, and dementia care showed more positive attitudes towards older patients than nurses who did not receive any specialized training [ 19 , 22 – 24 ]. In another study by Liu et al [ 21 ], age was a factor that influenced nurses’ attitude towards aged care.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…The training of professional nurses in Ghana contains gerontological and home-based nursing components which might have influenced attitude towards the care of the aged. Previous studies have reported the important role the nursing curriculum plays in shaping nurses’ knowledge and attitude, and subsequently its influence on the work choice [ 13 , 24 ]. As such, the nonprofessional nurses will largely depend on the experiences of their superiors or their instructions to care for the elderly without having any scientific basis, which may affect their knowledge leading to poor attitudes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Contrary, Afolabi et al [ 12 ] in Nigeria assert that knowledge about older care was not associated with positive nurses’ attitude, which may result from the nurses not having any training or previous experience with older people. The studies of [ 24 , 43 , 44 ] observed that when nurses receive training or education in older care, it has shown to be effective as it advances and improves their knowledge and attitudes about older patient care.…”

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Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana

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Introduction The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older population in Ghana that will require nursing care, there is a paucity of data on nursing staff knowledge and attitudes toward elderly patients in Ghana. Objectives This study, therefore, assessed factors affecting the care of elderly patients among nursing staff in a tertiary referral health facility in the Volta region of Ghana. Methods The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design using quantitative data collection approaches. A total of 150 nurses were sampled with a response rate of 95%. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The analysis included logistic regression to predict factors associated with nurses’ knowledge and attitude in caring for elderly patients, after multicollinearity diagnosis and controlling the effect of confounding variables. Results Majority (83.8%) of the nurses demonstrated good knowledge of the aging process, knowledge in the care of the elderly (88.7%), and (84.5%) had a positive caring attitude towards the elderly. Professional education, professional qualification, and knowledge on aged care were significantly associated with nurses’ attitude towards the elderly (p<0.001), (p<0.005), and (p<0.010), respectively. Lack of special wards/facilities emerged as the predominantly perceived barrier to caring for the elderly as per the nurses’ responses. Conclusion The majority of nurses demonstrated good knowledge and attitude in the aging process and care of the aged. Lack of special wards/facilities and lack of staff motivation were the leading perceived barriers to rendering care to the elderly. Scaling up gerontological nursing programs and establishing special aged care facilities in Ghana with appropriate policy guidelines and regulations for implementation of care will help improve nurses’ knowledge and caring attitudes toward the care of elderly patients. Likewise, a national geriatric care policy would help consolidate standard geriatric care in Ghana.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%