2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-21002012000800006
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Perception of aging among Korean undergraduate nursing students

Abstract: Objective: To explore perceptions of aging among Korean undergraduate nursing students. Methods: The participants for the study were 102 undergraduate nursing students, selected from two universities in Korea. The questions were non-structured, open-ended in order for the students to make sufficiently complete statements regarding their experiences with aging. Results: The collected materials were classified into 4 themes, 13 sub-themes and 30 meaning units. Four themes emerged: fullness, emptiness, transferen… Show more

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“…[27] The study condected by Kae and Gyeong was identified wisdom and maturity as one of the four themes among the perceptions of aging. [29] It ıs stated in a systematic review that nurses' have coexisting positive and negative attitudes towards older adult care. [30] Generation X nurses, did not have any preconceived ideas and mentioned the emotional responses to older people.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[27] The study condected by Kae and Gyeong was identified wisdom and maturity as one of the four themes among the perceptions of aging. [29] It ıs stated in a systematic review that nurses' have coexisting positive and negative attitudes towards older adult care. [30] Generation X nurses, did not have any preconceived ideas and mentioned the emotional responses to older people.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Los estereotipos positivos identifican al envejecimiento como una etapa de sabiduría debido a la acumulación de experiencias con el paso de los años, de reposo y de reflexión sobre lo realizado en la vida, a lo que se suma ser una "oportunidad" para hacer aquello que de joven no se concretó, por lo que se percibe como una etapa de desarrollo continuo del ser humano, lo que resalta dentro de la visión positiva del envejecimiento [9,15,16,17,18,19] .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…A pesar de esa concepción negativa, se percibe al envejecimiento como una oportunidad de adaptarse a los cambios propios de la edad y con poder vivirlo con plenitud, lo que apoya lo mencionado en cuanto a ser una etapa de oportunidad y desarrollo [18] , lo cual se relaciona con la propuesta de la Organización Mundial de la Salud [5] que vincula el promover y fortalecer la adaptación a los roles nuevos, despejar estereotipos viejistas y fomentar una cultura de envejecimiento pleno y exitoso.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Yun and Lachman (2006) compared 153 Americans with 167 South Koreans and found that Koreans portrayed higher overall levels of anxiety about aging, with greater fear of old people, psychological concerns, and concerns over physical appearance. Jo and An (2012) interviewed 102 undergraduate nursing students in Korea and concluded that most nursing students perceived aging positively, using descriptors such as fullness and desirability, which reflect Confucian influence. Luo et al (2013) studied Chinese and American college students and found out that Chinese students had more negative attitudes toward aging because of a higher level of age segregation and the caregiving burden faced by the one-child generation.…”
Section: Young People's Attitudes Toward Agingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A majority of studies in this field have focused mostly within western cultures, but there is growing evidence that views of aging may differ in different societies (Jo & An, 2012; Luo, Zhou, Jin, Newman, & Liang, 2013; Musaiger, D’souza, & Al-Roomi, 2013; Yun & Lachman, 2006). Yun and Lachman (2006) compared 153 Americans with 167 South Koreans and found that Koreans portrayed higher overall levels of anxiety about aging, with greater fear of old people, psychological concerns, and concerns over physical appearance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%