Reliability and validity of the Greek version of Kogan's Old People Scale

Lambrinou, Ekaterini; Sourtzi, Panayota; Kalokerinou, Athena; Lemonidou, Chryssoula

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01229.x

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“…RNs reported a higher positive score compared to both nurses and CNAs. These results confirm those of other authors 22,23,26,27 who demonstrate that a higher level of education and the age of respondents relate to positive attitudes toward older persons and therefore, preferences for working within the field of elder care are likely to increase. One possible explanation for the high positive attitude as well as the low negative attitude among RNs may be that baccalaureate nursing programs in Sweden have aimed to provide stand-alone courses in gerontological care in recent years.…”

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Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Engström

Fagerberg

2011

Nurs Rep

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The proportion of older people in the general population has increased and will continue to increase during the coming decade. Therefore, a positive attitude towards older people is important. The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about attitudes towards older people among health care students and health care staff in Swedish elder care settings. The study includes a convenience sample of 928 respondents comprised of health care students and three groups of professional caregivers [registered nurses (RNs) with university degrees, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), nurses] in a variety of health care settings in Sweden. The participants completed the Kogan's Old People (KOPS) Scale with 17 positive (OP + ) and 17 negative (OP -) statements. The statements score ranged from 17 to 85 respectively. A significant (P<0.05) difference in both positive and negative scores was observed among the three professional caregiver groups. RNs had the highest positive score (OP + :64) as well as the lowest negative score (OP -:36). Health care students in semester one had the most unfavourable attitude toward older people (OP -:41) while students in semester two had the most favourable attitude toward older people (OP + :62). RNs reported both a higher positive score as well as lower negative score compared to nurses without an academic degree and CNAs. In addition, we found that progression in one's health care education contributes to reduce unfavourable attitudes toward older people. Health care professionals need to have the right skills to manage a more demanding role in the future in order to offer effective services for older people. A skilled workforce of health professionals is therefore very necessary.

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“…The KOPS has been translated into several languages, 21,22 including Swedish. 19 The questionnaire consists of 17 positive (OP + ) statements and 17 negative (OP -) statements and uses a five-point Likert scale with response options on both the positive and negative statements ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.…”

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Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Engström

Fagerberg

2011

Nurs Rep

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“…The small change in attitudes on the OP from moderately neutral to slightly positive in this study is consistent with other research [4,6,7,12,15,30] . These results suggested that nurses with a higher level of education acquire more positive attitudes towards older people [31] .…”

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confidence: 82%

Dutch nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards older people - A longitudinal cohort study

Bleijenberg

2012

JNEP

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Background: Due to changing demographics in the population, the majority of current nursing students will work mostly with older people after graduation. It is known that most nursing students have little knowledge and interests in working with older people. There is a growing need for motivated nurses to provide care for older people as the quality of care is influenced by their attitudes. The objective of this study is to investigate Dutch nursing students' knowledge of and attitudes toward older people and their willingness to work with older people and how this knowledge and attitudes changes after three years education. Methods:A longitudinal cohort study with follow-up among 113 first-year Dutch nursing students pursuing a Bachelor's degree was conducted. Data for this study was collected with three instruments. Knowledge of the first-year students was assessed with Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz. Students' attitudes were measured with the Aging Semantic Differential scale and Kogan's Attitudes toward Older People scale. The same measurements were also obtained three years later when they were fourth-year nursing students. The first data collection started in 2005. The follow-up period took place between 2008 and 2009. Results:The results show that the nursing students have a moderate knowledge level about older people: first-year students answered less than half of the questions correctly and after three years, almost half of the questions were answered properly. The attitude of the students toward older people on the ASD changed from slightly negative to neutral after three years of education. The attitude of nursing students on the OP changed from moderately neutral to slightly positive. Few first and fourth-year students (2.7% and 3.7%) were interested in working with older people after their nursing education. Most students (72.8%) indicated that working with older people would be as satisfying as working with younger people. Conclusion:Nursing students are not well prepared for working with predominately older people. Education should focus on increasing positive working experiences with older people. Revision and improvement in the curricula might be needed to enhance the knowledge and attitudes of the Dutch nursing students.

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“…The Kogan's Old People Scale has been translated into several languages (Lambrinou, Sourtzi, Kalokerinou, & Lemonidou, 2005;Yen et al, 2009) including Swedish (Lindencrona, 1987) with an internal consistency for the whole scale of .79 (Kogan, 1961;Lindencrona, 1987). For the positive and negative statements, the internal consistency statements range from .66 to .77 and from .73 to .83, respectively (Söderhamn, Lindencrona, & Gustavsson, 2001).…”

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Different Cultures but Similar Positive Attitudes: A Comparison between Thai and Swedish Nursing Students' Attitudes toward Older People

Gustafsson¹,

Runkawatt

Engström

2013

Educational Gerontology

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Reliability and validity of the Greek version of Kogan's Old People Scale

Abstract: Nursing education--basic and lifelong--needs to be updated in order to respond to the needs of older people and a reliable instrument can help to evaluate it.

Cited by 44 publications

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Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Dutch nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes towards older people - A longitudinal cohort study

Different Cultures but Similar Positive Attitudes: A Comparison between Thai and Swedish Nursing Students' Attitudes toward Older People

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