<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_FON-2019-0029_s_006_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>To investigate the attitude and knowledge score of the elderly in different majors.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0029_s_007_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>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.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0029_s_008_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>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 (<italic>P</italic> = 0.04; <italic>P</italic> = 0.02). Students who had experience in caring for the elderly scored higher. Students who were taken care of by their grandparents during the childhood were more active in the elderly. The scores of attitudes appreciation and attitude scores of elderly were statistically significant between nursing students and non-nursing students (<italic>P</italic> = 0.01; <italic>P</italic> = 0.03), and the non-nursing students’ attitude appreciation and attitude scores were higher than those of nursing students.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0029_s_009_w2aab3b7b3b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>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.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveTo investigate the attitude and knowledge score of the elderly in different majors.MethodsA 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.ResultsThere 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 (P = 0.04; P = 0.02). Students who had experience in caring for the elderly scored higher. Students who were taken care of by their grandparents during the childhood were more active in the elderly. The scores of attitudes appreciation and attitude scores of elderly were statistically significant between nursing students and non-nursing students (P = 0.01; P = 0.03), and the non-nursing students’ attitude appreciation and attitude scores were higher than those of nursing students.ConclusionsThe 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.

Investigation and analysis of attitudes and knowledge of aging among students in different majors

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveTo investigate the attitude and knowledge score of the elderly in different majors.MethodsA total of 265 students were surveyed by self-designed...

Investigation and analysis of attitudes and knowledge of aging among students in different majors

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Nov 07, 2019

Page range: 211 - 216

Received: Jul 20, 2018

Accepted: Nov 27, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0029

Keywords
undergraduate students, nursing, the elderly, attitude, aging knowledge

© 2019 Li-Mei Zhao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Investigation and analysis of attitudes and knowledge of aging among students in different majors

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Nov 07, 2019

Page range: 211 - 216

Received: Jul 20, 2018

Accepted: Nov 27, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0029

Keywordsundergraduate students, nursing, the elderly, attitude, aging knowledge

© 2019 Li-Mei Zhao et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
undergraduate students, nursing, the elderly, attitude, aging knowledge