The attitudes of healthcare professionals in a state hospital towards ageism

Pekince, Hatice; Aslan, Hakime; Erci, Behice; Aktürk, Ümmühan

doi:10.1007/s10389-017-0849-5

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“…These findings are compatible with the results of previous studies (Pekince et al, 2018;Shiovitz-Ezra et al, 2016). Higher knowledge dispels misconceptions about aging, thus facilitating greater positive attitudes and fewer negative ageist behaviors toward older adults (Pekince et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In this study, married nurses had significantly more knowledge about aging than single nurses. This supports the finding of Pekince, Aslan, Erci, and Aktürk (2018) that married nurses tend to be more attached to their extended family and desire to be a good role model if they have children. Married nurses spend more time caring and socializing with their parents and grandparents than single nurses.…”

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confidence: 87%

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Association of nurses' level of knowledge and attitudes to ageism toward older adults: Cross‐sectional study

Rababa

Hammouri

Hweidi

et al. 2020

Nursing & Health Sciences

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This study aims to examine how the sociodemographic and professional characteristics of nurses in Jordan correlate with their levels of knowledge, attitudes, and ageism toward older adults. Ageism has not been studied in Jordan as it pertains to nurses, so a descriptive, correlational, cross‐sectional design, with a convenience sample of 317 Jordanian nurses, using the Fact on Aging Quiz 1, Fraboni Scale of Ageism, and Relating to Older People Evaluation was conducted in January to February 2019. Significant ageism was found, and differences in knowledge, attitudes, and negative ageism vary among nurses by sociodemographic/professional characteristics. Knowledge and attitudes toward older adults significantly correlate with negative ageism which is associated with poor health outcomes for older adults. Our findings reveal that even in a country with high religious observance and close family ties, ageism exists in healthcare settings because of nurses' poor knowledge and attitudes toward older adults. These findings have implications for nursing education, clinical practice, and health policy. Changes across these sectors based on the findings may contribute to reducing ageist practices and improving older adult health outcomes.

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confidence: 92%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Association of nurses' level of knowledge and attitudes to ageism toward older adults: Cross‐sectional study

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Hammouri

Hweidi

et al. 2020

Nursing & Health Sciences

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“…Otherwise, care for this age group will be marginalized and the quality of care will deteriorate. This finding corroborates the findings of the Pekince study which showed that experienced people provide better care (38), as well as Liu's finding (2) in which work experience with the elderly with a positive attitude, creates a management system in the hospital which will reduce the discrimination present in providing care for the elderly alongside good planning.…”

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confidence: 90%

Explaining Nurses’ Perception of the Causes of Ageism in Hospital Settings

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Given the aging population increase, providing quality care to the elderly is one of the major challenges of health care systems. The purpose of the present study is to explain the perception of nurses about the causes of ageism in providing hospital care to the elderly referred to hospital settings in the city of Tehran. Methods: The study utilized a qualitative design with individual interviews and with Conventional Content Analysis Approach. In this qualitative study, participants were selected through a purposive sampling method. Semi-structured and in-depth interviews with health care providers were conducted in the city of Tehran in 2018 guided by data saturation. All interviews were recorded and implemented and then analyzed by Graneheim and Lundman method. Results: Analysis of data extracted from interviews divided into five main categories "patient related factors", "care provider related factors", "factors related to care provider system", "socio-economic factors" and " family related factors", each of which was under positive and negative subcategories. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that there is a negative discrimination in the provision of nursing care services in the hospital settings, which is not a good predictor of good health care for the elderly. Therefore, it is recommended that culture-building, training and awareness-raising and proper planning be carried out in care settings to combat ageism.

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“…The reasons for choosing the concept of age discrimination were: the increasing number of the elderly referred to hospitals; existence of many problems in clinical care of the elderly [8]; recommendation of the World Health Organization to combat the phenomenon of age discrimination [9]; the effect of societal values and culture on the concept of age discrimination [10]; the need to introduce this concept to all health care providers; and finally, the lack of research on this concept in Iran [11].…”

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Clarification of Ageism in the Care System

Mehri

Hosseini

Fallahi-Khoshknab

et al. 2020

Salmand

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The analysis of the concept of ageism will help us to achieve a similar, clear, and understandable definition of ageism in the care system. The aim of this study was clarification of the ageism in caring system. Methods & Materials We utilized the Walker and Avant's model in this study. In a review of literature from 1969 to September 2018, sources were included on the basis of the definition, functions, properties, premises, consequences, and empirical referents of the ageism concept. Results According to our analysis, the main attribute of the concept of ageism is that the ageism is a discriminatory process towards the elders which can have a positive or negative aspect with a conscious and unconscious manifestation in the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components in three micro, meso and macro levels and can be self-directed or other-directed. Conclusion Since the concept of ageism in our country is relatively new and unknown, this concept analysis by clarifying the ageism, with understanding this concept in the care system, can improve implementation of more extent studies and development of research tools for identification of its barriers and facilitators and its execution.

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The attitudes of healthcare professionals in a state hospital towards ageism

Cited by 19 publications

References 10 publications

Association of nurses' level of knowledge and attitudes to ageism toward older adults: Cross‐sectional study

Association of nurses' level of knowledge and attitudes to ageism toward older adults: Cross‐sectional study

Explaining Nurses’ Perception of the Causes of Ageism in Hospital Settings

Clarification of Ageism in the Care System

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