Ageist Attitudes and Their Association with Burnout and Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Staff: A Descriptive Study

Pekçetin, Serkan

doi:10.31086/tjgeri.2018137963

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“…Turkish healthcare providers are reported to have generally positive attitudes towards older adults (Özdemir & Bilgili, 2016; Usta et al, 2012). However, it is known that negative ageist attitudes can lead to lower quality of care (Heyman et al, 2020) as well as increased burnout and decreased job satisfaction among care staff (Pekcetin, 2018a). Thus, researchers combat ageism with different methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy (Rababa et al, 2020) or nostalgia (Turner et al, 2018).…”

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“…Several researchers have investigated the ageism attitudes of both professionals and undergraduate students in the healthcare field (Darling et al, 2018; Özdemir & Bilgili, 2016; Pekcetin, 2018a). Contradictory findings can be found in the literature regarding the effectiveness of interventions to modify the ageist attitudes of healthcare professionals and students.…”

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The effect of extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults on the ageist and helping attitudes of home care students: A single‐blind randomised controlled trial

Pekçetin

Hasgül

Düğeroğlu

et al. 2021

Int J Older People Nursing

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Background Ageist and helping attitudes among undergraduate homecare students are a concern for educators, healthcare professionals and home care workers due to their potential to increase the marginalisation of older people and negatively impact quality of care. Objectives The current study evaluated the effect of extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults on the ageist and helping attitudes of home care students. Methods Fifty‐five students attending a public university in Turkey were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 27) or control group (n = 28). The intervention group received positive theoretical education and had extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults, while the control group only received positive theoretical education. Before and after the intervention, the students’ ageist attitudes were evaluated with Kogan's Attitudes towards Old People scale (KAOP) and helping attitudes were evaluated with the Helping Attitude Scale (HAS). Results There were statistically significant differences between pre‐ and post‐test mean KAOP total, positive ageism and negative ageism subscale scores in the intervention group (p < 0.05) and in KAOP negative ageism score in the control group (p < 0.05). HAS scores showed no significant post‐intervention change in helping attitudes in either group. Conclusion Extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults had a favourable influence on undergraduate health students’ ageism attitudes. These results suggest that contact with older adults may be an effective strategy to reduce ageism but may not increase helping behaviours. Implications for practice Positive contact experiences with community‐dwelling older adults can be used to reduce ageism in home care students.

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The effect of extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults on the ageist and helping attitudes of home care students: A single‐blind randomised controlled trial

Pekçetin

Hasgül

Düğeroğlu

et al. 2021

Int J Older People Nursing

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“…97,98 Various studies have been conducted in Turkey about the attitudes of healthcare workers and social workers toward the elderly in the context of healthcare services. 18,[99][100][101][102][103] Uğurlu et al 104 determined that the attitudes of healthcare workers toward the elderly are generally positive. 104 Other research has revealed that doctors and nurses have positive attitudes toward the elderly.…”

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The psychometric properties, confirmatory factor analysis, and cut‐off value for the Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) in a sampling of healthcare workers

Bilim

Kutlu

2020

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose: The Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) is one of the scales used to determine ageism, which is the expression of prejudice toward the elderly because of their age through attitudes and behaviors. The purpose of this study is to determine the psychometric properties, factor analysis, and cutoff value for the FSA in a sampling of healthcare workers. Design and Methods: The sampling of this study was conducted methodologically in a descriptive and relationship-seeking type of research and comprised 814 healthcare workers employed at a university and state hospital. Findings: As a result of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, it was found that the FSA comprised 29 items and three subdimensions, that these three factors explain approximately 30.23% of the total variance, and that the cutoff value is 78.

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“…In addition, marital status, educational background, the place of the longest residence, income level, type of family, work experience, and age of the care staff did not affect their ageism attitude. Pekçetin has found that sociodemographic characteristics of the care staff do not affect their attitudes toward aging (16). Meanwhile, Bulut and Çilingir have described that educational background of surgical nurses affects their attitude toward aging (10).…”

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Effect of planned training provided to care staff in nursing homes on their attitudes toward the elderly

Uğur¹,

Hendekci²

2019

tjgeri

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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of planned training provided to care staff in nursing homes on their attitudes toward the elderly. Materials and Method: The study was conducted between July and September 2018 using the one-group, pre-test-post-test trial model and quasi-experimental study design. The study population comprised 45 care staff members in only one nursing home, and the study sample comprised 38 care staff members. Data were collected through the Information Form, Attitude toward Old People Scale, and Ageism Attitude Scale. Necessary ethical approval and permissions for the study were obtained. Care staff members were provided planned training 3 days per week for a month, and the effectiveness of the training was evaluated pre-and post-test. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the pre-and post-test mean scores of the Attitude toward Old People Scale and Ageism Attitude Scale (Restricting Life of the Elderly, and Positive Ageism and Negative Ageism subscales) (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Planned training provided to care staff positively affected their attitudes toward the elderly and ageism. These results indicate that establishing a planned training program for care staff in a nursing home is important in terms of the quality of care they provide.

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Ageist Attitudes and Their Association with Burnout and Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Staff: A Descriptive Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

The effect of extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults on the ageist and helping attitudes of home care students: A single‐blind randomised controlled trial

The effect of extended contact with community‐dwelling older adults on the ageist and helping attitudes of home care students: A single‐blind randomised controlled trial

The psychometric properties, confirmatory factor analysis, and cut‐off value for the Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) in a sampling of healthcare workers

Effect of planned training provided to care staff in nursing homes on their attitudes toward the elderly

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