Changes in nursing students' knowledge, attitudes and interest in caring for older adults: A longitudinal cohort study

McCloskey, Rose; Yetman, L; Stewart, Connie; Slayter, Jeremy; Jarrett, Pamela; McCollum, Alexander; Stoica, George

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102760

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“…The few studies that have been published on nursing students in Spanish universities provide data indicating slightly positive scores [ 37 , 38 ]. The scores obtained were similar to those obtained in other studies on nursing students in Europe and the United States [ 39 , 40 , 41 ], and slightly higher than in Asian students [ 42 ]. The cultural background seems to be an important factor, as other studies have also reported more negative scores in Asian countries compared to western countries [ 43 ].…”

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Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students

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Background: The population of older people is increasing worldwide. The social and healthcare systems need many nurses to care for the elderly. Positive attitudes increase the preference to work with older people and improve the quality of care. This study describes attitudes towards the elderly in a sample of nursing students, and analyzes the potential factors influencing these attitudes. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in nursing students during the academic course 2017–2018. Kogan’s Attitude Toward Old People Scale was used to assess student attitudes towards older people. Results: The study included 377 undergraduate nursing students, of which 75.9% were women. The mean age was 22.23 (5.69) years. Attitude proved positive, with a mean Kogan’s score of 131.04 (12.66). Women had higher scores than men, with a mean difference of 7.76 (95% CI: 4.87–10.66; p < 0.001). The male sex, age ≥ 25 years, and previous experience with institutionalized older adults worsened attitudes, while studying the subject of geriatrics, each higher course within the degree, work placements in hospitals and nursing homes, and previous experience with community older adults or with older relatives favored a more positive attitude. Participants with no interest in working with older adults yielded lower scores. Conclusions: Attitudes towards the elderly among nursing students are positive. Women have a more positive attitude. Analyzing the factors that improve attitudes in nursing students is suggested, as it may contribute to improve nursing care.

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“…It might be because the final year nursing students have completed a geriatric nursing course before the enrolment of year four study. The finding was similar to that of the previous study, 18,19 which found that nursing students who were in the last year of the study reported positive attitudes toward older people.…”

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“…However, the association between these two was not significant. 18,19 Meanwhile, another study found that there was no significant association between year of study and attitudes. 13,14 The experience of staying with older people is believed to cultivate a positive attitude to aging and older people.…”

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Attitudes and work preferences toward older people among Malay undergraduate nursing students

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Makara J Health Res

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“…Addressing these deficiencies during clinical education may challenge negative stereotypes towards older patients and encourage medical students and student nurses to join the field of geriatrics [ 12 , 41 ]. Furthermore, for these clinical experiences to effectively enhance students’ interest in caring for older patients, clinical placements need to be carried out in the environments that value older patients and are guided by inspirational senior professionals, who appear to be important for junior medical doctors and nurses [ 10 , 43 ].…”

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Preparing for the future: The changing demographic composition of hospital patients in Denmark between 2013 and 2050

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Background Population aging will pose huge challenges for healthcare systems and will require a promotion of positive attitudes towards older people and the encouragement of careers in geriatrics to attract young professionals into the field and to meet the needs of a rapidly growing number of old-aged patients. We describe the current demographic profile of hospital care use in Denmark and make projections for changes in the patient profile up to 2050. Methods The Danish population in 2013 (N = 5.63 million) was followed up for inpatient and emergency admissions recorded in Danish hospitals in 2013 using population-based registers. We combined age-and sex-specific hospital care use in 2013 with official population estimates to forecast the profile of hospital days up to 2050 with respect to age and sex. Results The total number of hospital days per year is projected to increase by 42% between 2013 and 2050, from 4.66 to 6.72 million days. While small changes are projected for the population aged 0-69, the largest change is projected to occur for the population aged 70+. The 2013 levels were 0.82 and 0.93 million days for men and women aged 70+, respectively. By 2050, these levels are projected to have reached 1.94 and 1.84 million days. While the population aged 70+ accounted for 37.5% of all days in 2013, its contribution is projected to increase to 56.2% by 2050. Conclusion Our study shows one possible scenario for changes in the hospital days due to population aging by 2050: Assuming no changes in hospital care use over the forecast period, the

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Changes in nursing students' knowledge, attitudes and interest in caring for older adults: A longitudinal cohort study

Cited by 28 publications

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Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Attitudes and work preferences toward older people among Malay undergraduate nursing students

Preparing for the future: The changing demographic composition of hospital patients in Denmark between 2013 and 2050

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