The Effects of Senior Simulation Programs on Elderly Care Facilities Employees' Attitudes for Elderly Care, Understanding of the Aged, Job Satisfaction, and Job Performance

Abstract

Purpose: This research is to understand the effects of senior simulation on employees of elderly care facilities and utilize it in their job training. Methods: This research is a nonequivalence control group pre-to-post quasiexperiment research. 18 employees who have experienced senior simulation are set as test group and 18 other employees who have not experienced senior simulation are set as control group. Results: The hypothesis that 'the test group which has experienced senior simulation will show a positive change in their attitude on elderly care, compared to the control group' and 'the test group which has experienced senior simulation will show a positive change in understanding of elders, compared to the control group' was supported. The hypothesis that 'the test group which has experienced senior simulation will show a positive change in job satisfaction and performance of duties, compared to the control group' was dismissed. Conclusion: The senior simulation seems to contribute to elderly care facilities employees' change in their viewpoints of elders and broaden their understanding of them. The senior simulation was meaningful to provide basic help with implementing job training programs.

The Effects of Simulation Problem-Based Learning on the Empathy, Attitudes toward Caring for the Elderly, and Team Efficacy of Undergraduate Health Profession Students

“…A higher total score indicates a more positive attitude toward the elderly. In terms of the reliability of the scale, Cronbach’s a was 0.92 in Joung & Hyun’s research [ 22 ] and 0.93 in the present study.…”

“…This is a similar level of improvement as was reported in Joung and Hyun’s study [ 21 ] with elderly care facility employees, which found an improvement of 2.61 (−1.4) from the pre-mean (SD) of 69.11 (6.12) to the post-mean (SD) of 71.72 (4.72). In Joung and Hyun’s study [ 22 ], the control group showed a decrease of 3.45 (−0.13) points when comparing the pre- and post-mean (SD) scores of their attitudes toward caring for the elderly. It is thought that the senior simulation program of this previous study and the experiential learning of the S-PBL as interventions of the present study can contribute to broadening students’ perspectives toward caring for elderly patients and their understanding of patient care.…”

“…Attitudes toward caring for the elderly refers to the emotions felt about the elderly and the positive or negative responses displayed when caring for them. This was assessed using Sanders, Montgomery, Pittman, and Balkwell’s Aging Semantic Differential Scale [ 21 ] and the Attitude Toward the Elderly scale revised by Joung & Hyun [ 22 ], and it was based on Maxwell and Sullivan’s Empathy and Attitude Toward the Elderly Questionnaire [ 23 ]. This measure uses a 5-point Likert scale for responses with a total of 17 items; the total score ranges from 17 (lowest) to 85 points (highest).…”

The moderating effect of care time on care-related characteristics and caregiver burden: differences between formal and informal caregivers of dependent older adults

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