Reliability and validity of Turkish version of attitudes toward old people scale

Abstract

This study provided evidence that the Kogan's Attitudes Toward Older People is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing Turkish nursing student's positive and negative attitudes toward older adults. It is easy and practical to use for both informants and investigators and acceptable for Turkish Culture.

Attitudes of Turkish nursing students toward elderly people

“…These issues may increase older adults' health care needs [10,11]. The attitudes of health care professionals directly influence the quality of health care services provided to older people [4,10,[12][13][14]. Nurses have one of the professions that assume a leading role as providers of care for older adults and can influence the quality of their care [4].…”

“…Nurses have one of the professions that assume a leading role as providers of care for older adults and can influence the quality of their care [4]. Additionally, attitudes of nursing students, as the candidates of nursing profession, will play an important role in service delivery in the future [4,6]. Students' preconception and prejudice towards older people can affect their future career choice [13].…”

“…The attitudes of health care professionals directly influence the quality of health care services provided to older people [4,10,[12][13][14]. Nurses have one of the professions that assume a leading role as providers of care for older adults and can influence the quality of their care [4]. Additionally, attitudes of nursing students, as the candidates of nursing profession, will play an important role in service delivery in the future [4,6].…”

“…Thus, the rate of elderly individuals in the population is continuously increasing both in Turkey and worldwide [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. According to the official numbers announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (2012), the population aged over 65 holds 7.7% of the total population.…”

Can an Elective Geriatric Nursing Course Change Nursing Students' Attitudes and Willingness in Caring for the Elderly? A Quasi-Experimental Design Study

“…Higher scores indicate a positive attitude toward the elderly, and lower scores indicate the opposite. In Kogan's original study, the total-item correlation of the scale was between 0.1 and 0.7, in the Turkish version of the scale, Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was found to be 0.89 (13).…”