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Healthcare assistants' attitudes towards older people and their knowledge about ageing
Alice Coffey1, Noreen Whitehead
1University College Cork, Ireland.
Aim:
To examine healthcare assistants' (HCAs) attitudes towards older people in long-term care settings and their knowledge of ageing.
Method:
A survey was conducted with a convenience sample of HCAs in three long-term care settings in the Republic of Ireland.
Results:
Overall, positive attitudes towards older people were found and there was a relationship between greater knowledge about ageing and more positive attitudes.
Conclusion:
Health services face challenges as a result of changing population demographics and nursing shortages. Continuing education in practice is important and nurses should lead innovations in education for HCAs.
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