Nursing students' attitudes toward persons who are aged: An integrative review

Hovey, Susan; Dyck, Mary J.; Reese, Cynthia; Kim, Myoung Jin

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2016.11.018

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“…Whilst an integrative review of eleven US and Canadian papers identified that engagement with gerontological content improved student nurses' attitudes towards older people (Hovey et al, 2017). However, nurse education appears to discourage careers in older peoples nursing with younger adults or acute care being preferred career choices (Happell, 2002;Lee, et al, 2006;Rathnayake, et al, 2015;Rognstad et al, 2004).…”

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“…Common cultural and social stereotypes also exist about what older people do these include walking, cooking and specific social activities (Lichenstein et al, 2005), however little is understood in a nurse context and how these impact on nurse education. It has been recommended that perceptions of ageing are explored via longitudinal studies (Hovey et al, 2017) and there remains a paucity of UK based literature on this subject.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Visual perceptions of ageing; A longitudinal mixed methods study of UK undergraduate student nurses’ attitudes and perceptions towards older people

Ridgway

Mason‐Whitehead

McIntosh-Scott

2018

Nurse Education in Practice

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Ageism and negative attitudes are said to be institutionally embedded in healthcare during a time when there are unprecedented increases in older population numbers. As nurses' care for older people in a range of environments it is important to examine attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate nurses towards older people. A longitudinal mixed methods study in conjunction with a three-year undergraduate UK nursing programme 2009-2012 was conducted with 310 undergraduate nurses. A questionnaire incorporating Kogan's attitude towards older people scale and a drawing of a person aged 75 years was completed three times, once each year. Thurstone scale and photo elicitation were also employed. Comparisons were made between individual participant's attitude score and drawing. The study established 75% of participants had moderately positive attitudes towards older people when the programme began, at the programme end this had increased to 98%. Age, gender, educational qualifications, practice learning, nursing field and contact with older people influenced participants' overall attitude score. Drawings provided a visual narrative of participants' perceptions of older people, appearance was a dominant discourse and the images were socially constructed. The study established the undergraduate nursing programme influenced attitudes and perceptions towards older people and suggests nurse education can influence changing attitudes. To date there is no known study that has advanced this understanding.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Visual perceptions of ageing; A longitudinal mixed methods study of UK undergraduate student nurses’ attitudes and perceptions towards older people

Ridgway

Mason‐Whitehead

McIntosh-Scott

2018

Nurse Education in Practice

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“…O envelhecimento demográfico determina que os profissionais de saúde sejam ensinados a cuidar de necessidades complexas de uma população, [1][2][3] nomeadamente preparar os futuros enfermeiros para cuidar da pessoa idosa. 4 A literatura atual sugere que as atitudes em relação aos idosos afetam a qualidade do cuidado que os enfermeiros prestam [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] e a qualidade dos cuidados que os idosos recebem, sendo necessário identificar essas atitudes e o que as influencia. 1 Os formadores em enfermagem devem entender como fornecer conteúdo gerontológico e experiências clínicas para promover atitudes positivas em relação às pessoas idosas, aumentando a consciência sobre a complexidade do cuidado com essa população e atrair enfermeiros para o campo da gerontologia.…”

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Atitudes dos estudantes de enfermagem em relação à pessoa idosa

Fernandes¹,

Afonso²,

Couto³

2018

Geriatr., Gerontol. Aging

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OBJETIVO: Identificar as atitudes dos estudantes de enfermagem em relação à pessoa idosa. MÉTODO: Os estudantes de enfermagem inscritos no segundo ano da licenciatura foram convidados a preencher um questionário no início da unidade curricular de enfermagem geriátrica. Recorreu-se a um estudo quantitativo através da administração da Escala de Atitudes Face aos Idosos de Kogan (KAOP), validada para a população Portuguesa. RESULTADOS: A amostra foi constituída por 39 estudantes que responderam ao instrumento de coleta de dados. A atitude dos participantes em relação aos idosos apresentou um valor médio de 135,56; ligeiramente superior ao valor médio da escala (ponto médio = 119). Não foram evidenciadas relações estatisticamente significativas com nenhuma das variáveis em análise, nomeadamente o gênero, a idade, a experiência e a coabitação. CONCLUSÕES: O estudo permitiu evidenciar que a atitude dos estudantes de enfermagem em relação à pessoa idosa apresenta valores médios ligeiramente positivos, o que poderá constituir um ponto de partida para o desenvolvimento de uma intervenção para modificar a atitude dos estudantes de enfermagem em relação ao envelhecimento. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: idoso; atitude; enfermagem geriátrica; estudantes de enfermagem.

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“…However, empathy is a difficult aspect to teach students, although it is one of the most important aspects of nursing care (5,13). If the teacher could change students' views at the beginning of the course, it may be possible to reverse the ageism and waken their interest to follow a career in geriatrics (1).…”

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“…The current scenario of global aging determines a greater concern with the teaching of geriatrics and gerontology among health professionals (1), in order to allow the acquisition of specific skills to meet elderly population health needs (2,3). In the specific case of nurses, specialized training in geriatrics and gerontology is essential for future professionals to provide quality of care (4), making it vital for nurses to be educated to attend the complex needs of this population group (5).…”

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An aging simulation game’s impact on the attitudes of nursing students

Fernandes¹,

Couto²,

Afonso³

2019

NPT

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Background & Aim: The aging of the population poses new challenges, among others, a greater concern with the teaching of geriatrics and gerontology, especially to future health professionals. The simulation game "Aging Nursing Game" ® was used with the objective of evaluating the impact of an aging simulation game on nursing students' attitudes towards the elderly. Methods & Materials: A pre-test and post-test type quasi-experimental study was performed, without control group. The research was developed between February and July 2018. The subjects of this study were second-year undergraduate nursing students. A game was used as an intervention. To measure the effectiveness of the game, a questionnaire was applied before and after the intervention. The data collection instrument consisted of a questionnaire composed of two parts, the first part for sociodemographic characterization, and another consisting of the Portuguese version of the Kogan Scale (KAOP). Results: The sample consisted of 45 undergraduate nursing students from the 2nd year corresponding to 75% of the population. The attitude towards the elderly person improved significantly before and after the intervention. Of the 34 items on the Kogan Scale (KAOP), 21 improved significantly. Conclusion: The simulation game has proven to be effective in teaching students changing attitudes towards the elderly (p <0.05).

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Nursing students' attitudes toward persons who are aged: An integrative review

Cited by 58 publications

References 29 publications

Visual perceptions of ageing; A longitudinal mixed methods study of UK undergraduate student nurses’ attitudes and perceptions towards older people

Visual perceptions of ageing; A longitudinal mixed methods study of UK undergraduate student nurses’ attitudes and perceptions towards older people

Atitudes dos estudantes de enfermagem em relação à pessoa idosa

An aging simulation game’s impact on the attitudes of nursing students

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