Finnish nurse students' attitudes towards older adults and the teaching of gerontological nursing – A survey study

Salin, Sirpa; Hautsalo, Katja; Vänni, Kimmo; Seitsamo, Susanna; Yli-Koivisto, Lea

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104379

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“…The average score was 66.9%, which indicated that nurses tended to have positive attitudes. These results support the findings of the majority of previous research (Che et al, 2018;Chu & Wang, 2012;Wilson et al, 2018;Salin et al, 2020;Uğurlu et al, 2019;Zverev, 2013). However, this is different from the systematic review of Maximiano-Barreto et al (2020), who analyzed seven articles and found that professionals and students in the field of healthcare have an implicitly negative attitude towards older adults.…”

Section: Nurses' Attitudes Towards Older Adultssupporting

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A Survey of Nurses’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Hospitalized Older Adults

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Hsieh

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Aim: To investigate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards older adults in the Taiwanese hospital.Design: A descriptive correctional study.Methods: A survey by random sampling of one teaching hospital for clinical nurses (N=80). The structural scales included demographic details, Palmore’s Facts on Aging Quiz (PFAQ) knowledge scale, and Kogan’s Old People (KOP) attitude scale. Lastly, we used Pearson’s correlation analyses to identify the correlates.Results: The rate of knowledge about aging was low at 55.76%. However, the subjects held more favorable attitudes towards older adults (KOP score was 66.91). We also found that subjects who had better knowledge about aging also had a more positive attitude towards older adults.The results can be used by nursing educators and managers to design courses on gerontology for nurses and nursing students, by providing data that can be utilized in decision-making regarding the effectiveness of nursing care provided to this growing group of older recipients.

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A Survey of Nurses’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Hospitalized Older Adults

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“…Scholars have suggested that incorporating gerontological competencies into nursing curricula could enhance the ability of graduating nurses to work with older persons (Boscart et al, 2017;Deschodt et al, 2010;Koskinen et al, 2015;Purfarzad et al, 2019;Salin et al, 2020). Gerontological competency frameworks for bac- Scholars in other countries such as Finland (Salin et al, 2020) and Iran (Purfarzad et al, 2019) suggest that gerontological competencies need to be developed in their respective countries. However, a recent review of competency frameworks related to gerontolog-suggests there continues to be a need the enact gerontological competencies across professions (Boscart et al, 2017).…”

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Harnessing nursing to diminish ageism

Dahlke¹,

Hunter²

2021

Int J Older People Nursing

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BackgroundThe common practice of making fun of aging and older people demonstrates that ageism towards older people is socially acceptable. It is so accepted that even those of us who are aging or have moved into the ‘third act’ believe and fear the negative stereotypes that growing old is linked with physical and mental deterioration, dependence, and less social value. Ageism is evident in work places, family relationships, when older people purchase goods and services, in health and social institutions and extends throughout professions that work with older people.ObjectivesWe explore how nurses—the largest group of healthcare professions— may be inadvertently perpetuating negative perceptions about older people in nursing practice, nursing education, and through common misconceptions about what gerontological nursing means.MethodsThis is discussion paper using the literature.ResultsWe suggest that nursing education is well situated to diminish negative perspectives of ageing by incorporating theories of life‐course and harmonious aging into the holistic perspective of individuals that nursing is well known for.ConclusionsGreater understanding about the diversity of ageing and the context that have influenced older persons could encourage nurses to treat them holistically with dignity, which would ultimately improve older people’s experiences. Improving older persons’ experiences is like paying it forward, as we all are ageing and if we are to have a different experience when we are old, it is necessary to diminish stereotypes about ageing, and work towards inclusion of older people in social and healthcare institutions.Implications for practiceIt is important for nurses, particularly those in nursing education, to support the incorporation of a life course and harmonious view of aging in which the social, political, and environmental context of individuals are viewed as part of the difference of ageing.

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“…Many factors are involved in determining nursing students’ attitudes toward older adults, including demographic factors such as age ( Salin et al, 2020 ), exposure to older adults ( Liu et al, 2013 ), gerontological nursing education ( Hsu et al, 2019 ), role modeling by clinical instructors ( Gibbs and Kulig, 2017 ), and so on. Among these influencing factors, KA and empathy may be the most important ( Abudu-Birresborn et al, 2019 ).…”

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The Moderating Role of Empathy Profiles in the Relationship Between Knowledge About Aging and Attitudes Toward Older Adults Among Nursing Students

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Knowledge about aging (KA) and empathy affect nursing students’ attitudes toward older adults. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon from an integrated, person-centered perspective. The purposes of the present study were (1) to identify empathy profiles based on the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) among Chinese nursing students and (2) to explore whether these latent empathy profiles moderate the association between KA and attitudes toward older people. A cross-sectional survey design was used, and a battery of questionnaires – including those on demographic information, the Chinese version of Palmore’s Facts on Aging Quiz (C-FAQ), the Chinese version of Kogan’s Attitude Toward Older People Scale (C-KAOP), and the IRI – was filled in by 622 Chinese nursing students (Mage 21.76; SD = 1.33). The mean total scores on KAOP and C-FAQ were 164.96 ± 18.32 and 10.436 ± 3.015, respectively, indicating relatively positive attitudes toward older people but low KA among Chinese nursing students. Latent profile analysis was used to identify a three-profile solution characterized by distinct levels of four dimensions of empathy, namely average empathy (AE, n = 399), high empathy (HE, n = 42), and low empathy (LE, n = 181). Subsequent linear regression analysis revealed that the LE rather than the HE profile predicted positive attitudes toward older adults. It is worth noting that the LE profile played a remarkable moderating role in associations between KA and negative attitudes toward older adults after controlling for covariant variables. Both the identification of distinct empathy profiles and the interplay between the LE profile and KA are of significance in reducing negative attitudes toward older adults among Chinese nursing students. Nursing educators should combine improving nursing students’ levels of KA and fostering greater empathy to reduce negative attitudes toward older adults. Such training should give priority to nursing students with LE.

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Finnish nurse students' attitudes towards older adults and the teaching of gerontological nursing – A survey study

Cited by 22 publications

References 19 publications

A Survey of Nurses’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Hospitalized Older Adults

A Survey of Nurses’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Hospitalized Older Adults

Harnessing nursing to diminish ageism

The Moderating Role of Empathy Profiles in the Relationship Between Knowledge About Aging and Attitudes Toward Older Adults Among Nursing Students

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