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NURSING HOMES NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD OLDER PEOPLE AND AFFECTING FACTORS

HUZUREVİ HEMŞİRELERİNİN YAŞLILARA YÖNELİK TUTUMLARI VE ETKİLEYEN ETMENLER

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271–278
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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A statistically significant difference was observedbetween gender, previous experience of care for older people, and average score in Kogan’sscale.Conclusion: Results showed that the nurses working in nursing homes showed slightlypositive attitudes toward older people.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The quality of nursing care for older people in nursing homes is closelyrelated to nurses’ attitudes toward older people.
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Key Findings & Data:The sample consisted of83 nurses, accounting for 79% of the research population.
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Conclusion & Impact:A statistically significant difference was observedbetween gender, previous experience of care for older people, and average score in Kogan’sscale.Conclusion: Results showed that the nurses working in nursing homes showed slightlypositive attitudes toward older people.
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Introduction: The quality of nursing care for older people in nursing homes is closelyrelated to nurses’ attitudes toward older people. This study was conducted to determine theattitudes of nurses working in nursing homes and to determine the factors affecting attitudesof nurses.Materials and Method: A descriptive study design was used. The sample consisted of83 nurses, accounting for 79% of the research population. Participant Information Form andKogan’s Attitudes Toward Old People scale were used. The study utilized the value, mean,percentage frequency distribution and correlation, independent t test, Mann–Whitney U test,and Kruskal–Wallis test.Results: Mean total of Kogan’s score of the nurses who were working in seven nursinghomes at the time of the study reached 144.75 [standard deviation (sd)=16.6]. Mean ageof participants was 33.9 (sd=7.6); 88% of the participants were females. The number ofparticipants who received no geriatric education before working and while they were studentstotaled 91.6% and 72%, respectively. Nearly half of the participants (47%) claimed previousexperience of care giving for older people. A statistically significant difference was observedbetween gender, previous experience of care for older people, and average score in Kogan’sscale.Conclusion: Results showed that the nurses working in nursing homes showed slightlypositive attitudes toward older people. Gender and care giving experience were determinedas factors that influence attitudes toward older people.

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Giriş: Huzurevlerindeki hemşirelik bakımının kalitesi, hemşirelerin yaşlılara yönelik tutumları ile yakından ilişkilidir. Bu araştırma, huzurevinde çalışan hemşirelerin tutumlarını belirlemek ve hemşirelerin tutumlarını etkileyen etmenleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı araştırma tasarımı kullanılmıştır. Örneklem sayısı 83 hemşiredir, bu sayı araştırma popülasyonunun %79’unu oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcı Bilgi Formu ve Kogan Yaşlı İnsanlara Karşı Tutum Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada sayı, ortalama, yüzde frekans dağılımı ve korelasyon, iki ortalama arasındaki farkın önemlilik testi (t testi), Mann– Whitney U testi, Kruskal–Wallis testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırma zamanında yedi huzurevinde çalışan hemşirelerin Kogan puan ortalaması 144.75’dir [standart sapma (ss)=16.6]. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 33.9’dır (ss=7.6); katılımcıların %88’i kadındır. Daha önce geriatri eğitimi almamış olan katılımcılar çalışmaya başlamadan önce ve öğrenciyken sırasıyla, %91.6 ve %72’dir. Katılımcıların yaklaşık yarısı (%47) yaşlı bireylere daha önce bakım verme deneyimi olduğunu belirtmiştir. Cinsiyet, yaşlılara daha önce bakım verme deneyimi ve Kogan ölçeğinin ortalama puanı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık gözlemlenmiştir. Sonuç: Sonuçlar huzurevinde çalışan hemşirelerin yaşlılara yönelik biraz olumlu tutum gösterdiğini ortaya koymuştur. Cinsiyet ve bakım verme tecrübesi yaşlılara yönelik tutumu etkileyen etmenler olarak belirlenmiştir.

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IŞIK, A. T., SÖYLEMEZ, B. A., AKYOL, M. A., KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ, Ö., TEKİN, N. (2022). NURSING HOMES NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD OLDER PEOPLE AND AFFECTING FACTORS. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 2, 271–278. https://ajindex.com/articles/624130

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