Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Sample
2.2. Sample Size
2.3. Instruments
2.4. Procedure
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean (SD)/n (%) | |
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Age | 22.23 (5.69) |
Sex | |
Male | 91 (24.1) |
Female | 286 (75.9) |
Academic course | |
First | 193 (51.2) |
Second | 95 (25.2) |
Third | 89 (23.6) |
Have you done work placements in hospitals or nursing homes? (yes) | 107 (28.4) |
Have you studied Care of the Elderly? (yes) | 91 (24.1) |
Do you have previous experience caring for relatives or living with older people? | |
None | 51 (13.5) |
Previous experience with OIA | 60 (15.9) |
Previous experience with OCA | 84 (22.3) |
Previous experience with older relatives at home | 182 (48.3) |
Would you like to work with older people after your studies? | |
Yes | 114 (30.2) |
No | 52 (13.8) |
Only if I do not find work in another area | 211 (56.0) |
Kogan’s total | 131.04 (12.66) |
Kogan’s negative items | 69.43 (9.05) |
Kogan’s positive items | 61.6 (7.84) |
Kogan’s ranges | |
More negatives | 0 (0) |
Negatives | 3 (0.8) |
Neutrals | 265 (70.3) |
Positives | 108 (28.6) |
More positives | 1 (0.3) |
Mean Total Scores (SD)/ Significant at | Negative Items Scores (SD)/ Significant at | Positive Items Scores (SD)/ Significant at | ||||
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Sex | ||||||
Female | 132.91 (12.44) | p < 0.001 | 70.55 (8.73) | p < 0.001 | 62.36 (7.92) | p = 0.001 |
Male | 125.14 (11.53) | 65.91(9.19) | 59.23(7.15) | |||
Academic course | ||||||
First | 130.76 (13.29) | p = 0.769 | 68.70 (9.26) | p = 0.205 | 62.05 (7.73) | p = 0.527 |
Second | 131.86 (12.96) | 70.70(9.08) | 61.15 (9.06) | |||
Third | 130.77 (10.92) | 69.65 (8.51) | 61.12 (6.64) | |||
Have you done work placements in hospitals or nursing homes? | ||||||
Yes | 130.40 (11.65) | p = 0.475 | 69.31 (8.61) | p = 0.829 | 61.08 (6.96) | p = 0.392 |
No | 131.38 (12.97) | 69.53(9.21) | 61.85(8.16) | |||
Have you studied Care of the Elderly? | ||||||
Yes | 130.50 (11.17) | p = 0.601 | 69.38 (8.85) | p = 0.908 | 61.12 (6.60) | p = 0.429 |
No | 131.30 (13.04) | 69.50 (9.10) | 61.79 (8.19) | |||
Do you have previous experience caring for relatives or living with older people? | ||||||
None | 129.20 (12.54) | p = 0.304 | 68.63 (9.97) | p = 0.816 | 60.57 (6.85) | p = 0.259 |
Previous experience with OIA | 129.62 (12.38) | 69.15 (8.98) | 60.47 (7.63) | |||
Previous experience with OCA | 132.88 (12.50) | 70.12 (8.64) | 62.76 (8.46) | |||
Previous experience with older relatives at home | 131.17 (12.83) | 69.43 (9.05) | 61.73 (7.86) | |||
Would you like to work with older people after your studies? | ||||||
Yes | 133.31 (12.91) | p = 0.064 | 70.50 (8.83) | p = 0.137 | 62.82 (8.26) | p = 0.103 |
No | 129.36 (12.28) | 67.5 (9.44) | 61.87 (7.96) | |||
Only if I do not find work in another area | 130.22 (12.26) | 69.33 (9.04) | 60.89 (7.53) |
95% CI for B | |||||
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B | Std. Error | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Sig. | |
Kogan’s scores | 130.71 | 3.64 | 123.55 | 137.86 | <0.001 |
Male | −7.56 | 1.52 | −10.55 | −4.56 | <0.001 |
Age ≥ 25 years | −0.49 | 1.65 | −3.74 | 2.76 | 0.767 |
Previous experience with OIA | −0.74 | 2.52 | −5.69 | 4.22 | 0.770 |
Academic course | 0.85 | 1.52 | −2.14 | 3.84 | 0.575 |
Geriatrics subject | 0.49 | 4.31 | −7.99 | 8.97 | 0.909 |
Practicum in hospitals and nursing homes | 1.22 | 3.22 | −5.10 | 7.54 | 0.705 |
Previous experience with relatives | 1.86 | 2.23 | −2.53 | 6.24 | 0.406 |
Previous experience with OCA | 0.19 | 1.99 | −3.72 | 4.09 | 0.925 |
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López-Hernández, L.; Martínez-Arnau, F.M.; Castellano-Rioja, E.; Botella-Navas, M.; Pérez-Ros, P. Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students. Healthcare 2021, 9, 1231. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091231
López-Hernández L, Martínez-Arnau FM, Castellano-Rioja E, Botella-Navas M, Pérez-Ros P. Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students. Healthcare. 2021; 9(9):1231. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091231
Chicago/Turabian StyleLópez-Hernández, Lourdes, Francisco Miguel Martínez-Arnau, Elena Castellano-Rioja, Marta Botella-Navas, and Pilar Pérez-Ros. 2021. "Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students" Healthcare 9, no. 9: 1231. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091231