Nutrition Students Improve Attitudes after a Guided Experiential Assignment with Older Adults

An Innovative Continuing Nursing Education Program Targeting Key Geriatric Conditions for Hospitalized Older People in China

“…As the participants in our study were all RNs with experience in the care of older people, while those participating in the other two studies were nursing or medical students, our findings point to the positive impact of work experience with older people seen in the RNs' attitudes towards older people. Such a Running head: A PROGRAM TARGETING KEY GERIATRIC CONDITIONS 14 positive impact has been reported in the literature before (Lee, et al, 2008;McLafferty & Morrison, 2004;Shue, et al, 2005). The high score identified in the Chinese culture seems to support the idea that Confucianism, which strongly promotes filial piety, has a positive influence on people's attitudes towards older people, considering that all participants in our study were females who usually play a key role in the care of older family members (Pan, Edwards, & Chang, 2009).…”

“…In Neville's (2008) study nurses holding ageist attitudes failed to recognise delirium, but treated delirium-associated behaviours as 'normal'-disparagingly labelling it 'a second childhood'. Educational intervention is viewed as one way to change health professionals' beliefs and attitudes in their care of older people (Lee, Hoerr, Weatherspoon, & Schiffman, 2008;Shue et al, 2005). At least three barriers were reported in the care of hospitalized older people in China:…”

Preparing the Dietetic Workforce of the Future – Developing Innovative Placements in Social Care Settings

“…Lee et al (2008) evaluated a guided experiential assignment with nutrition and dietetic students and found that students' beliefs, values and self-efficacy towards older people improved significantly after conducting a self-care intervention with them. In particular, Lee et al's study found that the experiential session significantly challenged student stereotypes of older adults; they suggest that 'attitudinal dissonance' is responsible in part for this -where students are exposed to experiences and people who challenge their original beliefs.…”

Filipino Nursing Students' Behavioral Intentions Toward Geriatric Care: A Structural Equation Model (SEM)

“…The TPB has been identified as a consistent and reliable measure of health behavior (Armitage & Conner, 2001;Godin & Kok, 1996), from binge drinking (Norman, Armitage, & Quigley, 2007); smoking cessation (Bledsoe, 2006); fat consumption (White, Terry, Troup, Rempel, & Norman, 2010); and exercise (de Brujin, 2011); among others. It is also considered as the best theoretical model in studying intentions toward geriatric care (Lee, Hoerr, Weatherspoon, & Schiffman, 2008). In this study, perceived behavioral control was substituted with knowledge of geriatric nursing roles since they both measure the student's perception of his competency in giving geriatric care.…”

“…However, Schofield, Tolson, Arthur, Davies, and Nolan (2005) contend that the core competencies of geriatric nursing care cannot be readily acquired from nursing textbooks, but they are gradually developed in clinical practice. Numerous studies have also explored the relationship of knowledge to attitudes with varying results (Lambrinou et al, 2009;Cozort, 2008;Walsh, Chen, Hacker, & Broschard, 2008;Lee et al, 2008). Moreover, there has been a positive correlation between caring behavior and geriatric nursing skill competencies, as seen in various researches (Mlinar, 2010;Murphy, Jones, Edwards, James, & Mayer, 2009;Schofield et al, 2005).…”