Attitudes towards people with physical or intellectual disabilities among nursing, social work and medical students

Kritsotakis, George; Galanis, Petros; Papastefanakis, Emmanouil; Meidani, Flora; Philalithis, Αnastas; Kalokairinou, Athina; Sourtzi, Panayota

doi:10.1111/jocn.13988

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“…The study carried out by Ten et al [ 35 ] showed that nursing students from Holland have better attitude towards people with physical and mental disability than other students. In contrast, a study from Greece [ 36 ] revealed that nursing students had a bad attitude. Regarding physiotherapy, only one study was found in the literature.…”

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Attitude towards People with Disability of Nursing and Physiotherapy Students

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Background: Attitudes are a component of our behaviour. Health professionals should have a global perspective 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. The general objective of this study was to know the attitude towards people with disability of nursing and physiotherapy students at the University of Cadiz. Methods: This was a descriptive, correlational, transversal and synchronous study. A total of 200 students participated in the study (91 from the bachelor’s degree in nursing and 109 from the bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy). The ‘Attitudes towards people with disability scale’ was used. Results: The mean score for both groups of students was 157.05 (SD = 14.14). Conclusions: Attitudes towards disability of nursing and physiotherapy students at the University of Cadiz tend to be positive. However, this was considered not sufficient since they will be health professionals in the future.

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“…Some authors affirm that having contact with a specific type of impairment influences the attitude towards people with disability [ 45 ]. In addition, contact with people with mental disability is a predisposing factor for the development of a negative attitude towards disability in general [ 36 ].…”

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“…Finally, the present research has some limitations that should be taken into account in future research. Firstly, the fact that the literature on this subject is not conclusive regarding the definition of disability and how it should be managed implies that further research is needed to clarify these matters [ 6 , 9 , 10 , 41 ]. Secondly, the factor in the instrument, called Conception Based on Assumption of Normality, had a low AVE level.…”

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“…Although there is no universal definition for disability [ 9 ], it is described by the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) as a multidimensional phenomenon that arises from a dynamic interaction between people and their physical and social environments [ 6 , 10 ].…”

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Managers’ Conceptions and Their Effects on the Perception of Employees with Disabilities

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Delgado

Matalinares

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The research aimed to identify managers’ conceptions of disability and the relationship that was established between these conceptions and their perception of the persons with disabilities (PWD) performance, bond, benefits of hiring, and training needs. 257 managers answered a questionnaire in order to identify conceptions of disability in organizations. Descriptive statistics, factorial analysis, and hierarchical analysis of grouping were performed while using IBM Statistic 20.0.0. The results show that managers who have the spiritual and the conception based on inclusion perceive the insertion of PWD as beneficial to the organization. Those who conceive disability as a question of normality perceive the PWD performance as inferior to those without disabilities, which implies that PWDs should be segregated; and, the managers who perceive disability as a social problem are likely to place PWDs in the workplace according to their potential. The results can be fruitfully used by managers, human resources’ professionals, academics, and the society to promote inclusion.

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“…Training at undergraduate level is significant as several studies have found medical students to have negative attitudes and misconceptions about intellectual disabilities. A cross-sectional study of Greek healthcare students found widespread poor attitudes towards physical and intellectual disabilities (Kritsotakis et al 2017). Another Australian study found negative attitudes towards cerebral palsy, with almost 50% disagreeing with the statement "having a child with cerebral palsy would be better than no child at all" (Martin et al 2005).…”

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Exploring attitudes of medical students towards intellectual disabilities

Abdi

Metcalf

2020

AMHID

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Purpose This paper aims to determine whether an inclusive teaching session changes student attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities (ID). To investigate the impact of an inclusive teaching session in terms of student perceptions. Design/methodology/approach 66 years 4 students at Cardiff University completed the attitudes towards disabled people form B questionnaire (ATDP-B) before and after a communication skills session on ID. Before and after scores were collated and compared using a paired t-test analysis. Common perceptions were identified using anonymised ATDP-B results to conduct five semi-structured interviews and one focus group with nine students. The common perceptions were discussed, alongside how the teaching session tackled them and suggestions for further improvements. Findings Mean ATDP-B score before the teaching session was 115 (SD = 14.5). Mean ATDP-B score after the teaching session was 122 (SD = 17.2). The teaching session improved scores in the ATDP-B by a mean of 6.92 (4.69, 9.16). A paired t-test found this to be a statistically significant difference, t(65) = 6.20, p < 0.001. Qualitative data was thematically analysed and three main themes were identified: Student identity, patient contact and curriculum content. Originality/value This is the first study to investigate the origin of the negative attitudes of medical students, and found they stem from a lack of confidence in their abilities and failure to develop a professional identity. The impact of the teaching session stems from its focus on meaningful patient contact and identifying and overcoming communication barriers.

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Attitudes towards people with physical or intellectual disabilities among nursing, social work and medical students

Cited by 57 publications

References 46 publications

Attitude towards People with Disability of Nursing and Physiotherapy Students

Attitude towards People with Disability of Nursing and Physiotherapy Students

Managers’ Conceptions and Their Effects on the Perception of Employees with Disabilities

Exploring attitudes of medical students towards intellectual disabilities

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