Ageism and Intervention: What Social Work Students Believe About Treating People Differently Because of Age

Kane, Michael N.

doi:10.1080/03601270490498098

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“…This scenario might possibly lead to what Kane (2004) describes as "therapeutic nihilism", where ageist conceptions decrease the investment in services provided to older adults. Furthermore, it might also lead to anger and resentment, and an unconscious desire to take revenge or retaliate.…”

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Attitudes, knowledge, and interest: preparing university students to work in an aging world

Gonçalves

Guedes

Fonseca

et al. 2010

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Attitudes, knowledge, and interest: preparing university students to work in an aging world

Gonçalves

Guedes

Fonseca

et al. 2010

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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“…In a study conducted among social work students, Kane (2004) revealed that participants' perceptions of bio-psychosocial assessments and interventions related to illness, aging, and death were affected by the patient's age. The students believed that it is more acceptable for older people to willingly end their life.…”

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Ageism among physicians, nurses, and social workers: findings from a qualitative study

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This study investigated ageism among healthcare professionals in various therapeutic settings in Israel. Using a qualitative approach, the current study aimed to examine similarities and differences across healthcare disciplines. Three focus groups were conducted with physicians, nurses, and social workers. Data from each focus group were analyzed separately, and then commonalities and differences across the groups were evaluated. Three main themes relating to older adults emerged from the data. The first theme pertains to perceived difficulties that healthcare professionals experience in working with older adults and their family members; the second focuses on invisibility and discriminatory communication patterns; and the third theme relates to provision of inappropriate care to older adults. Similarities and differences across the three disciplines were found. The differences related mainly to the examples provided for manifestations of ageism in the healthcare system. Provision of inadequate treatment to older adults due to their age appeared to be the most complex theme, and is discussed at length in the Discussion. Briefly, the complexity stems from the fact that although some behaviors can be clearly described as inappropriate and undesirable, other behaviors such as avoidance of invasive medical procedures for older patients raise ethical dilemmas. Potentially, avoidance of invasive medical treatment can be perceived as compassionate care rather than as undertreatment due to ageist perceptions. A related dilemma, i.e., longevity versus quality-of-life, is also discussed in light of the finding that the balance of these two aspects changes as patients grow old.

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“…Another example of a study that addresses negative views of older people is Kane's (2004) "Ageism and Intervention: What Social Work Students Believe About Treating People Differently Because of Age". Kane investigated whether social work students' perceptions, needs assessments, and recommendations varied as a function of the age of people diagnosed with severe cancer as described in a vignette.…”

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Normative, Empiricist, and Interpretive Considerations in the Ageism Research Process

Snellman

2018

International Perspectives on Aging

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This chapter reflects on the normative, empiricist, and interpretive considerations researchers are facing in the process of researching ageism. The starting point of this study was a doctoral dissertation that, by triangulating data, methods, and theory, explored how ageism is manifested in the lives of older people (Snellman 2009). Such a research endeavour is warranted by system justification theory, arguing that support for an ageist structure of society is sometimes strongest among individuals who are most harmed by it (Jost et al. 2004). A large and increasing number of ageism studies report on empirical data; however, these studies are rarely explicitly related to epistemological and ontological questions. Little attention has previously been devoted to the philosophy of science aspects of ageism and therefore there is a gap in what we know about the wider scope of challenges in researching ageism and how we view and understand ageism in our world.One way to devote attention to the philosophy of science aspects of ageism is to focus on the normative, empiricist, and interpretive (Howarth 2000) considerations and choices we as researchers are forced to make during the research process. In short, these considerations enable researchers to (a) take a standpoint against and strive to change negative ageist consequences in society (normative); (b) observe accurately and show how ageist elements are related in a narrow context (empiricist); and (c) observe, show, understand, and reflect critically on how ageist elements are related in a wider context (interpretive).Among the myriad of choices to be made is the choice of what definition of ageism to use in any given case. This chapter demonstrates different types of ageism definitions. These are influenced by normative, empiricist, and interpretive

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Ageism and Intervention: What Social Work Students Believe About Treating People Differently Because of Age

Cited by 48 publications

References 56 publications

Attitudes, knowledge, and interest: preparing university students to work in an aging world

Attitudes, knowledge, and interest: preparing university students to work in an aging world

Ageism among physicians, nurses, and social workers: findings from a qualitative study

Normative, Empiricist, and Interpretive Considerations in the Ageism Research Process

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