Willingness to care for older people and associated factors in pre-registered student nurses: A multi-country survey study

A cross-sectional study: exploring knowledge and attitude of medical and nursing students to Care for Elders in the future

“…Exploring medical and nursing students' knowledge and attitudes to care for older adults is essential for making recommendations to develop proper interventions that would match the needs of the elder community. Emphasizing attitudes in this study was supported by previous research, as knowledge alone is not enough for changing the attitudes and skills of nursing and medical students about the willingness to care for older adults [2,22]. Attitudes are known to reflect education, culture, personal values, experience, and other characteristics of modifiable nature with adequately tailored interventions and environments [23].…”

“…Aging is inevitable, in the upcoming years the aged population will inflate around the world [1,2]. All societies are going through this longevity revolution [3,4].…”

“…This increasing age group will present many challenges imposed mainly on the health system which will need to uplift its services [1,4,12]. It will also require a bettertrained health workforce to meet this demand [2,7]. Saudi Arabia delivers free health care services to all its population [7].…”

“…To ensure optimum care we need to support elders by providing effective services that match their needs [20,21]. Healthcare professionals need to approach geriatrics with confidence in their knowledge and attitudes that are free of any discrimination [2]. Healthcare system reforms would take a long time to reap their benefits as well as efforts and the expenses required to re-train the healthcare workforce.…”

Transition from Nurses to Medicalized Elderly Caregivers: Comparison on Willingness between Traditional and Modern Regions in China

“…There is a paucity of studies that comprehensively analyzed multiple factors, such as attitudes toward hospice care, experience of visiting eldercare institutions, participating in older adult-related voluntary activities and understanding of the pattern of MEC. Moreover, a multi-country study evaluated the willingness of nursing students from nine countries (or regions) to care for older adults and concluded that location was a more influential factor [19]. Due to the vast territory and economic disequilibrium in China, the east-to-west and north-to-south variations in the older population are obvious [20].…”