Hemşirelerin Empatik Eğilimi ile Yaşlılara Yönelik Ayrımcılık Tutumları Arasındaki İlişkisi

Abstract

This study aims to determine the correlation of nurses empathic tendency and ageism attitudes towards older adults Material and Method: A descriptive and correlational with a convenience sample of 132 Turkey nurses was conducted in April-June 2017. Structured question form, Scale of Empathic Tendency and Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA) were applied to nurses. Results:The regression model used in the study explains 16% of the factors affecting ageism in nurses. In this model, factors that remained negative attitude toward the elderly were female, obtaining information about the elderly from the media and willingness to care for the elderly (p<0.05). Conclusion:This study found that ageism and empathic tendencies of nurses were at moderate level. It is important to develop the empathic tendencies of nurses in preventing ageism. Accordingly, it can be suggested that nurses' knowledge on this subject should be improved with evidence-based practices.