Evaluation of knowledge, Attitude and Practice Status and Training Needs of Elderly Caregivers in China

To analyze the current situation of knowledge, behavior, and willingness of elderly nursing workers to participate in training among patients who cannot take care of themselves.

From October to December 2023, a simple random sampling method was adopted to conduct a questionnaire survey on 155 elderly care workers. The basic information was collected, and the knowledge, belief, and action scale was used to evaluate the knowledge, belief, and action of patients who could not take care of themselves, and the training situation and training willingness were investigated.

Among the 155 respondents, 40-50 years old accounted for a relatively high proportion, the education level was mainly concentrated in high school and technical secondary school, 65.16% had no professional title, and the monthly salary was mainly concentrated in 7000-8000 yuan, accounting for 69.03%; The average score of Facts of Aging Quiz (FAQ) was (12.05 ± 2.11), and the pass rate was 15.48%. The overall average score of Kogan's Attitudes Toward Old People Scale (KAOPS) was (108.63 ± 12.65), the positive coping dimension of Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) was (21.77 ± 0.56), and the negative coping dimension was (21.15 ± 0.31). The results indicated that despite a positive attitude, nursing staff have insufficient knowledge of elderly care. There were differences in the level of positive scores among different levels of education, with high school or vocational school > junior high school > undergraduate or associate degree or above (t = -2.527, p = 0.013). There was a difference in the total score of SCSQ between the population with and without units, and the score of the population with units was lower than that of the population without units (F = 3.671, p = 0.028). The proportion of respondents who like to receive part-time training is the highest, 41.94%. 65.81% need to learn the training of nursing content for patients who are unable to take care of themselves, and 98.71% are willing to participate in the training.

Elderly care workers have a strong training willingness, and most of them have learning needs for nursing content of patients who can't take care of themselves, which can be paid attention to in the training.