Nursing Students' Intentions to Work in Dementia Care: Influence of Age, Ageism, and Perceived Barriers

McKenzie, Ellen L.; Brown, Patricia M.

doi:10.1080/03601277.2013.863545

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“…As an example, McKenzie and Brown (2014) conducted a study with 135 nursing students in Australia (aged 18 to 55) and found that they held a generally negative attitude toward working with the elderly and were somewhat prejudiced against them. This was believed to be associated with terror management theory in which people try to distance themselves from older people because of their own fear of death [11]. A study with 491 Israeli students also had similar findings and concluded that students have a general negative attitude toward the elderly.…”

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Aging in America: Ageism and General Attitudes toward Growing Old and the Elderly

Berger¹

2017

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Ageism is the one form of social prejudice that people from all social backgrounds have to deal with. We live in a world where youth is valued over old age and where old people are often mistreated and negatively stereotyped. Major social institutions are largely behind these negative attitudes toward the elderly, particularly the mass media. The current study examined people's attitudes and feelings about the elderly and about growing old. Survey data were collected on 154 respondents living in Southern California. Respondents provided information on their feelings and attitudes about the elderly and about how society views and treats the elderly. Respondents also provided information about their feelings, attitudes, and fears about growing old themselves. The data revealed that there is a general sense of ambivalence about the elderly and about growing old. Although the findings were mixed, young people appear to have more negative feelings in general and there appears to be a greater concern among women about growing old. Native Americans and Middle Eastern respondents had the most favorable views about the elderly. The findings of the study support the position that ageism is still a social problem and that most people have somewhat mixed feelings about the elderly and about growing old. Future research should look further at how the mass media and larger cultural stereotypes and attitudes affect the lives, functioning, and treatment of our eldest members of society.

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Aging in America: Ageism and General Attitudes toward Growing Old and the Elderly

Berger¹

2017

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“…Similarly, nursing students who had undertaken previous studies or that had previously worked in gerontology were more interested in a gerontological nursing career (Chi et al., ; Gonçalves et al., ; Haron et al., ; Henderson et al., ; Koskinen et al., ; Xiao et al., ). However, nursing students’ lack of experience in caring for older people adversely affected their intentions to select gerontological nursing as a career option (Henderson et al., ; McKenzie & Brown, ). Inversely, the more days nursing students spent on clinical placements in areas with older people, the less likely they ranked highly gerontological nursing as a career option (Stevens, ; Xiao et al., ).…”

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“…However, if nursing students thought of gerontological nursing as depressing and that older people were simply suffering and waiting to die in elderly homes, they were less likely to consider this vocation (Henderson et al., ). In addition, nursing students anxious about ageing themselves had a lower expectancy and motivation to choose gerontological nursing careers (Cheng et al., ; Henderson et al., ; McKenzie & Brown, ).…”

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“…Nursing students’ perceived the workload in nursing homes as physically and psychologically demanding and were therefore discouraged from choosing gerontological nursing as a career option (Brown et al., ; McKenzie & Brown, ). Nursing students that felt stressed and powerless by the shortage and poor quality of resources in nursing homes were less inclined to consider working in such an environment (Brown et al., ; Kloster et al., ; McKenzie & Brown, ). In contrast, certain nursing students who considered gerontological nursing to be challenging, comprehensive and physically demanding ultimately also found it rewarding (Koskinen et al., ).…”

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Nursing curriculums may hinder a career in gerontological nursing: An integrative review

Garbrah

Välimäki

Palovaara

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Int J Older People Nursing

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“…Therefore, patients who need (or are believed to need) the most care may be the most rewarding to nurses. However, a recent study (McKenzie & Brown, 2014) of nursing students' interest in working with dementia patients revealed low intention to choose that path. Reasons why the students did not want to work with dementia patients include a mix of negative attitudes (e.g., boring, repetitive, inability to "relate" to the patients) and economics (e.g., lower pay than other specialty areas).…”

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Ageism can be Hazardous to Women's Health: Ageism, Sexism, and Stereotypes of Older Women in the Healthcare System

Chrisler

Barney

Palatino

2016

Journal of Social Issues

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Women tend to live longer than men, and thus typically have more interactions with the healthcare system in old age than men do. Ageism and stereotypes of older people in general can have an important impact on elders’ physical and mental health and well‐being. For example, internalized negative stereotypes can produce self‐fulfilling prophecies through stereotype embodiment and contribute to weakness and dependency. Ageist beliefs and stereotypes can interfere with health care seeking as well as with diagnosis and treatment recommendations; they can, for example, contribute to gender disparities in the health care of older adults if older women are perceived as too frail to undergo aggressive treatments. Ageism also results in disrespectful treatment of older patients, which is communicated through baby talk and other forms of infantilization or the shrugging off of patients’ complaints and concerns as “just old age.” Intersectional identities can result in a cumulative burden for older women patients who may have a history of disrespectful treatment for other reasons (e.g., sexism, racism, bias against lesbians). Reduction of ageism and sexism and promotion of more realistic and diverse views of older women could improve doctor–patient relationships, facilitate adherence to treatment regimens, and reduce disparities in health and health care.

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Nursing Students' Intentions to Work in Dementia Care: Influence of Age, Ageism, and Perceived Barriers

Cited by 33 publications

References 104 publications

Aging in America: Ageism and General Attitudes toward Growing Old and the Elderly

Aging in America: Ageism and General Attitudes toward Growing Old and the Elderly

Nursing curriculums may hinder a career in gerontological nursing: An integrative review

Ageism can be Hazardous to Women's Health: Ageism, Sexism, and Stereotypes of Older Women in the Healthcare System

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