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Attitudes toward aging: implications for a caring profession.

Ann Holroyd¹, Sherry Dahlke, Cindy Fehr

¹Vancouver Island University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Journal of Nursing Education

|July 29, 2009

Summary

Canadian nursing students

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Nursing Education
Sociology of Aging

Background:

Canada's aging population necessitates increased focus on geriatric care.
Ageism, the devaluation of older adults, impacts care quality.
Student attitudes toward aging influence future nursing practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess nursing students' attitudes toward older adults throughout their baccalaureate program.
To identify potential shifts in attitudes during nursing education.
To understand the impact of ageism on geriatric nursing.

Main Methods:

Comparative cross-sectional study design.
Utilized the Attitudes Toward Old People (ATOP) scale.
Measured attitudes at multiple points during a 4-year baccalaureate nursing program.

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Main Results:

No significant overall change in attitudes across the 4 years.
A notable decrease in positive attitudes and increase in negative attitudes observed at the start of the second and fourth years.
Suggests critical junctures in nursing education may negatively influence attitudes.

Conclusions:

Nursing education may inadvertently foster negative attitudes toward older adults.
Addressing ageism within nursing curricula is crucial for improving geriatric care.
Further research is needed to explore interventions to promote positive attitudes.