Correlates of Ageism Among Health Care Professionals Working With Older Adults

Uğurlu Z., Kav S., Karahan A., Akgün Çıtak E.

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.303-312, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1043659618810128
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Transcultural Nursing
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.303-312
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ageing, ageism, discrimination, health care professionals
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: The changing proportion of older adults in society necessitates the need to determine the attitudes of health care professionals toward older adults. The purpose of this study was to explore attitudes of ageism and its correlates among health care professionals working with older adults. Method: This descriptive study was conducted in seven hospitals in five cities in Turkey. A total of 628 health care professionals participated in this study. The Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA) was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, student’s t test, one-way analysis of variance and multivariate linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: The mean total score from the FSA was 56.9 (SD = 8.0). Education (β = −.18, p <.001) and difficulty with the care of older adults (β = −.10, p <.05) were statistically significant predictors of the FSA score. Conclusions: The attitudes of health care professionals toward older adults were generally positive and affected by difficulty in providing care and the educational status of the health care professionals.