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The Impact of an Intensive Care Nursing Education Program on the Knowledge About Older Adults and Age Discrimination

Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği Eğitim Programının Yaşlılara Yönelik Bilgi ve Yaş Ayrımcılığı Üzerine Etkisi

Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, İZMİR TEPECİK HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-6447-2352
Süleyman Özçaylak(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, DİYARBAKIR GAZİ YAŞARGİL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-9231-3412
İhsan Solmaz(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, DİYARBAKIR GAZİ YAŞARGİL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0002-6624-8063
Aslı Kılavuz(EGE TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-0474-9911
Pages
32–40
Publication Date
2025-04-30
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After the training, it was found that the mean the FSA score decreased and the mean the KOP-Q score increased.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Health and education systems can be strained by rapid changes in population distribution and have not kept pace with these changes.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 26 nurses participating in the ICNEP at a tertiary hospital.
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Conclusion & Impact:After the training, it was found that the mean the FSA score decreased and the mean the KOP-Q score increased.
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⚙️Variables:Yaş Ayrımcılığı · Eğitim · Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği

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Aim: Health and education systems can be strained by rapid changes in population distribution and have not kept pace with these changes. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of intensive care nursing education program (ICNEP) on nurses’ age discrimination and knowledge about the older patients. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 26 nurses participating in the ICNEP at a tertiary hospital. The Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) and the Knowledge-about-Older-Patients-Quiz (KOP-Q) were applied before and after the ICNEP. Results: The nurses’ median age was 30 (23-43) years (53.8% female). After the training, it was found that the mean the FSA score decreased and the mean the KOP-Q score increased. The differences between them were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Geriatric-specific training should be separate, rather than integrated with specialist training, such as intensive care, to raise awareness of age discrimination and geriatric medicine.

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Amaç: Sağlık ve eğitim sistemleri, nüfus dağılımındaki hızlı değişimler nedeniyle zorlanabilmekte ve bu değişimlere ayak uyduramamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yoğun bakım hemşireliği eğitim programının (ICNEP) hemşirelerin yaş ayrımcılığına ve yaşlı hastalara ilişkin bilgileri üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma üçüncü basamak bir hastanede ICNEP’e katılan 26 hemşire ile yürütülmüştür. ICNEP öncesi ve sonrasında Fraboni Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Ölçeği (FSA) ve Yaşlı Hastalar Hakkında Bilgi Testi (KOP-Q) uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin ortanca yaşı 30 (23-43) yıldı (%53,8’i kadın). Eğitimden sonra, FSA puan ortalamasının düştüğü ve KOP-Q puan ortalamasının arttığı bulunmuştur. Aralarındaki farklar istatistiksel olarak anlamlı değildi. Sonuç: Yaş ayrımcılığı ve geriatrik tıp konusunda farkındalığı artırmak için geriatriye özgü eğitim, yoğun bakım gibi uzmanlık eğitimleriyle entegre edilmek yerine ayrı olmalıdır.

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Koçak, F. Ö. K., Özçaylak, S., Solmaz, İ., Kılavuz, A. (2025). The Impact of an Intensive Care Nursing Education Program on the Knowledge About Older Adults and Age Discrimination. Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 32–40. https://doi.org/10.47141/geriatrik.1536522

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