Journals / Türk Geriatri Dergisi / 2019 / Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 4

AGEISM-RELATED ATTITUDES OF PARAMEDIC STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS

ÖĞRENCİ VE ÇALIŞAN PARAMEDİKLERİN YAŞLI AYRIMCILIĞINA İLİŞKİN TUTUMLARI

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454–463
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2022-11-04
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Transition from beingstudent to professional working life and seniority in employment led to an increase in positiveattitudes towards ageism.Conclusion: It was concluded that the professional paramedics and paramedic studentshad generally positive ageism attitudes.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: This study was conducted to determine ageism-related attitudes ofparamedics working at the 112 emergency ambulance services and students attending theparamedic programmes.Materials and Method: The sample universe of this cross-sectional study consisted of theparamedics working at İzmir Provincial Medical Emergency Service Department as well as thestudents attending the paramedic programmes of three universities in the province of İzmir.
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Key Findings & Data:Nospecific sampling was done because the intention was to cover the entire sampling universe.The total number of the participants were 501 (305 students and 196 professional paramedics).The Ageism Attitude Scale, the validity and reliability of which was tested by Yılmaz, was usedas the data collection tool.
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Conclusion & Impact:Transition from beingstudent to professional working life and seniority in employment led to an increase in positiveattitudes towards ageism.Conclusion: It was concluded that the professional paramedics and paramedic studentshad generally positive ageism attitudes.
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Introduction: This study was conducted to determine ageism-related attitudes ofparamedics working at the 112 emergency ambulance services and students attending theparamedic programmes.Materials and Method: The sample universe of this cross-sectional study consisted of theparamedics working at İzmir Provincial Medical Emergency Service Department as well as thestudents attending the paramedic programmes of three universities in the province of İzmir. Nospecific sampling was done because the intention was to cover the entire sampling universe.The total number of the participants were 501 (305 students and 196 professional paramedics).The Ageism Attitude Scale, the validity and reliability of which was tested by Yılmaz, was usedas the data collection tool. Collection time area of this work was between March-April 2019.Results: Of the professional paramedics and paramedic students who participated in thestudy, 61.3% were female. The paramedics had a mean scale score of 84.36±9.57 and they hadpositive ageism-related attitudes. The ‘Positive Ageism’, ‘Negative Ageism’ and ‘Total Ageism’scores of the professional paramedics were found to be higher. The female participants werefound to have significantly higher ‘Restricting the Life of the Elderly’ scores whereas maleparticipants had significantly higher ‘Positive Ageism’ scores. Of the female professionalparamedics and paramedic students, the female professional paramedics had significantlyhigher ‘Positive Ageism’, ‘Negative Ageism’ and ‘Total Ageism’ scores. Transition from beingstudent to professional working life and seniority in employment led to an increase in positiveattitudes towards ageism.Conclusion: It was concluded that the professional paramedics and paramedic studentshad generally positive ageism attitudes.

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Giriş: Bu çalışma 112 ambulanslarında görev yapan paramediklerin ve paramedik programı öğrencilerinin yaşlı ayrımcılığı ilişkin tutumunu belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte olan bu araştırmanın evreni, İzmir İl Ambulans Servis Başhekimliğinde çalışan paramedikler ve İzmir ilinde paramedik programı bulunan üç üniversitede okuyan öğrencilerden oluşmuştur. Örnek seçimi yapılmamış, evrenin tamamına ulaşmak hedeflenmiştir. Çalışmanın katılımcıları 305 öğrenci, 196 çalışan paramedik olmak üzere toplam 501 kişiden oluşmuştur. Bilgi toplama aracı olarak Yılmaz tarafından geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik çalışması yapılmış olan ‘Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Tutum Ölçeği’ kullanılarak veriler elde edilmiştir. Çalışmanın verileri Mart-Nisan 2019 tarihleri arasında toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya alınan öğrenci ve çalışan paramediklerin %61.3’ü kadındır. Paramediklerin ölçek puan ortalaması 84.36±9.57 olup yaşlı ayrımcılığına ilişkin tutumlarının olumlu olduğu görülmüştür. Çalışan paramediklerin ‘olumlu ayrımcılık’, ‘olumsuz ve toplam ayrımcılık’ ölçek puanları yüksek bulunmuştur. Çalışmaya alınan kadınların ‘yaşamını sınırlama’, erkeklerin ‘olumlu ayrımcılık’ puanı anlamlı bir şekilde yüksek bulunmuştur. Cinsiyeti kadın olan öğrenci ve çalışan paramedikler arasında çalışan kadınların anlamlı bir şekilde ‘olumlu, olumsuz ve toplam ayrımcılık’ puanları yüksek bulunmuştur. Öğrenci olmaktan iş hayatına geçişin, iş yaşamında da kıdem yılının artmasının yaşlı ayrımcılığına ilişkin olumlu tutumun artmasına neden olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Genel olarak öğrenci ve çalışan paramediklerin yaşlı ayrımcılığına ilişkin tutumlarının olumlu olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

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YENAL, S., GÜLTEKİN, T. (2022). AGEISM-RELATED ATTITUDES OF PARAMEDIC STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 4, 454–463. https://ajindex.com/articles/623652

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