Attitude towards People with Disability of Nursing and Physiotherapy Students

Ruiz, Petronila Oliva; González-Medina, Gloria; Salazar, Alejandro; Palomares, María; Mansilla, Juan Rodríguez; Garrido-Ardila, Elisa María; Vicente, María Nieves Merchan

doi:10.3390/children7100191

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“…Educational curricula must address the issue of students' attitudes and, in particular, the facilitation of valued social role contact with persons with disabilities (Lyons, 1991;Ryan & Scior, 2016). Same findings coincide with the conclusions drawn from our own research as Medical students acquire the lowest percentages (Ryan & Scior, 2014;Oliva Ruiz et al, 2020). There is lack of theoretical knowledge in this specific issue (89,4% have never been taught about disabled needs) and they also find it more difficult than the other students when they have to cooperate with this marginalized group.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Health professionals should have a global perception of disability. They must provide treatment to people with disability and care for them, but they also should accept them with no judgements or discrimination (Oliva Ruiz et al, 2020). Overall, our research mainly indicates the fact that in general, there is need to prioritize training in both theoretical and practical fields through alterations in the curriculum.…”

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confidence: 88%

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Health Students’ Attitudes towards Disability

Sarantaki¹,

Datskovski²,

Pechlivani³

et al. 2021

IJSSS

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Background: Individuals with disabilities remain one of the most socially excluded segments of the population, constantly fighting for equal rights and social inclusion. Disability is not an easy subject for health professionals to deal with, in part because it crosses many professional and cultural boundaries.Objective: The aim of this research is to analyze and understand the various attitudes toward people with disabilities, amongst the final year medical, midwifery and nursing students and to compare the three health departments on their students’ attitudes.Methods: A questionnaire-based electronic survey was directed to all medical, midwifery and nursing students registered at two big universities in Athens, Greece (n=190). The time frame was decided to encompass a month window (from 2nd May to 2nd June 2021).Results: The Nursing students in the study showed overall a better attitude towards disabled people. Our research mainly indicates the fact that in general, there is need to prioritize training in both theoretical and practical fields through alterations in all three university departments’ curricula.Conclusions: Undergraduates Health Students (of Nursing, Midwifery and Medicine) generally present a lack of awareness, familiarity and experience towards disabled people. Numerous reasons seemed to influence health professional’s attitudes to people with a disability including their age, gender, nationality, education, years of experience, general knowledge regarding a disability and the level and nature of their training. This research clearly illustrates the importance of improving how universities’ undergraduate curricula address disabilities in an effort to inspire upcoming health professionals.

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confidence: 85%

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confidence: 88%

Health Students’ Attitudes towards Disability

Sarantaki¹,

Datskovski²,

Pechlivani³

et al. 2021

IJSSS

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“…Gender did not have a significant correlation with attitude scores in the study (p = 0.490). This result is similar to the prior studies [21], [38], [40], [41] that did not show the significant difference of attitudes toward PwDs based on their gender. There were similarities in the median knowledge score between male and female nurses in this recent study.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…However, the results of a study in Nepal showed that female respondents had lower attitude scores [39]. Perhaps, there may be other potential factors that may contribute to attitude scores, such as frequency of contact as showed by previous research that a higher average attitude on the participants could be occurred due to having a higher frequency of contact with PwDs [41].…”

Section: Attitude Of Nurses Toward Pwdsmentioning

confidence: 92%

The Attitudes of Nurses in the Hospital toward Vulnerable People

Mulyani

Lasmani

Saifullah

et al. 2021

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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Background: Vulnerable people are at higher risk for ill health and often experience discrimination in health services. Persons with disabilities, People with Dementia (PWD), and People with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are some groups of people with vulnerabilities who often need hospital care. Nurses are the largest group of health personnel and frequently meet with these patients so that the attitude of nurses can have a consequence on the quality of health care. Research Objectives: To identify nurses' attitudes towards vulnerable people and factors related to their attitudes. Methods: This quantitative research used a cross-sectional design. The research subjects were 386 nurses in the main public Dr. Sardjito hospital selected using a convenience sampling technique. Data were collected in January-February 2021 with a Google Form. Researchers used a demographic data questionnaire, an attitude questionnaire (Attitude Toward Disabled Person Scale Form O, Dementia Attitude Scale, and AIDS Attitude Scale), and a knowledge questionnaire (Self-Administered Questionnaire about Knowledge), Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale, and HIV-Knowledge Questionnaire-18). Data were analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests, specifically the Spearman rank, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: The score of nurses' attitudes towards persons with disabilities was 54.00 out of 120; the score of nurses' attitudes to PWD was 102.00 out of 140; and the score of nurses' attitudes toward PLWHA was -0.65 out of +5. Knowledge, history of interaction, and experience in caring have a significant effect on nurses' attitudes towards vulnerable people (p value <0.05). The education level only affects the attitudes of nurses towards persons with disabilities (p value = 0.042). Family history only affects nurses' attitudes to PWD (p value = 0.013). Age and special education/training only affect the attitudes of nurses on PWD and PLWHA (p value <0.05). Conclusion: Nurses tend to present positive attitudes toward PWD, but nurses are inclined to show negative attitudes against people with disabilities and PLWHA. Knowledge, caring experience, and interaction are confirmed to have an effect on nurses' attitudes with the result that programs to increase knowledge and experience of nurses towards vulnerable groups are recommended for this group. Keywords: Attitude, Dementia, Disability, HIV/AIDS, Knowledge, Nurse.

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“…Studies have shown that attitudes developed as young people (students inclusive) tend to persist even upon graduation and qualification. [ 33 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

Stigmatizing attitude towards mental illness, disabilities, emotional and behavioural disorders, among healthcare students in a Tropical University College of Health Sciences

Amaechi

Nwani²,

Akadieze³

2023

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Stigma toward mental illness (MI), physical disability (DA), and emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) has been identified as a form of violence and a cause of nontake-up of help by people in need. Stigmatization can aggravate an individual's feeling of rejection and incompetence and can be detrimental to treatment-seeking and adherence behaviors. This study evaluated the attitude of healthcare students toward MI, DA, and EBDs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study employed a cross-sectional survey method. A disproportionate stratified sampling technique was used to recruit participants. Sixty five consenting students who met the inclusion criteria were consecutively recruited from each clinical department of the college. The students were selected from the five clinical departments of the College (Nursing sciences, Medical Rehabilitation, Radiography, Medical laboratory science, and Medicine). The questionnaires on stigmatizing attitudes toward MI, EBD, and DA were self-administered. Descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentage, range, mean, and standard deviation were used to summarize participants’ sociodemographic data and their questionnaire scores. Inferential statistics of Spearman rank order correlation was used to test for correlation; Mann-Whitney U test was used to test the influence of gender, religion, and family history; and Kruskal-Wallis test was used to test the influence of department of study and level of study. Alpha level was set at 0.05. RESULTS: Three hundred twenty seven students comprising 164 (50.2%) males and 163 (49.8%) females participated. Mean age of participants was 22.89 ± 2.05 years. 45.3% of the participants reported positive family history of one or a combination of MI, DA, and EBDs. The study observed poor attitude toward MI and fair attitude toward DA and EBD. There were significant correlations between attitudes toward MI and disability (r = 0.36, P =.000033), MI and EBD (r = 0.23, P =.000023), disability and EBD (r = 0.46, P =.000001), and age and attitude toward disability (r = 0.15, P =.009). Females had significantly more positive attitude toward disability ( P =.03) and EBDs ( P =.03). Nursing students also demonstrated the most positive attitudes toward MI ( P =.03) and EBD ( P =.000416), while final year students demonstrated the most positive attitudes toward MI ( P =.00145) and EBDs ( P =.03). CONCLUSIONS: There was a poor attitude toward MI and a fair attitude toward DA and EBD. Attitude toward MI, DA, and EBD correlated significantly with one another. Older students, females, and higher levels of training in the healthcare profession were associated with more positive attitudes to...

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Attitude towards People with Disability of Nursing and Physiotherapy Students

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Health Students’ Attitudes towards Disability

Health Students’ Attitudes towards Disability

The Attitudes of Nurses in the Hospital toward Vulnerable People

Stigmatizing attitude towards mental illness, disabilities, emotional and behavioural disorders, among healthcare students in a Tropical University College of Health Sciences

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