Student radiographers' attitudes towards the older patient: Six and twelve months post intervention

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Kada, Sundaran and Booth, Lisa (2016) Student radiographers' attitudes towards the older patient: six and twelve months post intervention. Radiography, 22 (2). pp. 147-151.Downloaded from: http://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/1946/ Usage of any items from the University of Cumbria's institutional repository 'Insight' must conform to the following fair usage guidelines.Any item and its associated metadata held in the University of Cumbria's institutional repository Insight (unless stated otherwise on the metadata record) may be copied, displayed or performed, and stored in line with the JISC fair dealing guidelines (available here) for educational and not-for-profit activities provided that• the authors, title and full bibliographic details of the item are cited clearly when any part of the work is referred to verbally or in the written form• a hyperlink/URL to the original Insight record of that item is included in any citations of the work • the content is not changed in any way• all files required for usage of the item are kept together with the main item file. You may not• sell any part of an item• refer to any part of an item without citation • amend any item or contextualise it in a way that will impugn the creator's reputation• remove or alter the copyright statement on an item. Design: A longitudinal study design, using pre-test and post-test data was used to determine student attitudes to older people across their educational tenure. Attitudes were measured using Kogan's attitudes towards older people scale. This paper, the second in the series, reports on the changes in student radiographer attitudes, post an educational intervention and post their first experience of clinical placement.Results: Although students initially demonstrated significantly improved attitudes towards older people (p=0.01), this significance was not noted at 6 months and 12 months post intervention. In fact average scores reduced to an almost identical level to those found preintervention Conclusion: Whereas an educational intervention can have an initial positive effect on student attitudes towards older people, the experience of clinical placement reduces these initial effects. HighlightsReports the effects of an intervention to improve attitudes to older people Pre-intervention students had generally positive attitudes to older people Post-intervention attitudes were significantly more positive At 6 months and 12 months post-intervention mean positive scores were reduced Some questions score significantly more negatively than others

Exploring the use of ageing simulation to enable nurses to gain insight into what it is like to be an older person

“…However, with very few studies including follow-up data and mixed findings (Diachun, Dumbrell, Byrne, & Esbaugh, 2006;Kada & Booth, 2016), it remains unclear whether this type of educational approach promotes long-term translation of learning into practice.…”

“…Nurses reported this innovative ageing‐suit programme was highly engaging and was an improved way of learning when compared to traditional educational approaches, such as PowerPoint presentations because the ageing‐suit “It feels real.” In previous studies, they too likened the success of their interventions, in part to the experiential nature of the ageing‐suits when complemented with reflective debriefs (Bennett et al., 2015; Pacala et al, 2006). However, with very few studies including follow‐up data and mixed findings (Diachun, Dumbrell, Byrne, & Esbaugh, 2006; Kada & Booth, 2016), it remains unclear whether this type of educational approach promotes long‐term translation of learning into practice. This study yielded overwhelming promising qualitative findings, including evidence of retention of learner outcomes at the three‐month follow‐up.…”

“…Existing research on ageing‐suits is restricted to higher educational institutes, emphasising on prequalification students (Dickinson et al., 2014; Kada & Booth, 2016; Lucchetti, Lucchetti, de Oliveira, Moreira‐Almeida, & da Silva Ezequiel, 2017; Pacala et al, 2006). The most cited use of ageing‐suits is The Aging Game or similar adaptations (Chen et al., 2015; Pacala et al., 2006; Varkey, Chutka, & Lesnick, 2006).…”