Investigation and analysis of attitudes and knowledge of aging among students in different majors
Article Category: Original article
Publié en ligne: 07 nov. 2019
Pages: 211 - 216
Reçu: 20 juil. 2018
Accepté: 27 nov. 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0029
Mots clés
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Objective
To investigate the attitude and knowledge score of the elderly in different majors.
Methods
A total of 265 students were surveyed by self-designed questionnaire that consists of three parts: general information, Kogan’s attitude toward older people (KAOP) scale, and knowledge questionnaire.
Results
There were significant differences between the attitudes of the elderly and the aging knowledge scores for students who have taken care of the elderly and who have been cared for by their grandparents (
Conclusions
The nursing students have a more positive attitude to the elderly, but the level of aging knowledge is lower and lower than that of non-nursing students, which should be further improved.