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Profession-Specific Ageism Changes Following a Two-Day Long-Term Care Placement in Dental Students
Maya Izumi1, Shinsuke Mizutani2,3, Akie Fujimoto4
1School of Oral Health Sciences, Kyushu Dental University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Summary
A community-based dental student placement in long-term care reduced profession-specific ageism. Students with higher initial ageism benefited most from this intervention.
Area of Science:
- Geriatric Dentistry
- Medical Education
- Social Determinants of Health
Background:
- Ageism among dental students negatively impacts geriatric care.
- Educational interventions are crucial to address ageism in aging societies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess if a long-term care placement reduces dental students' profession-specific ageism.
- To identify student subgroups benefiting from this placement.
Main Methods:
- A single-arm pre-post study involving dental students at two universities.
- Utilized the Attitudes to Dental Students and Seniors-Japanese (ASDS-J) and the Facts on Aging-Japanese (FSA-J) questionnaires.
- Employed Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, ANCOVA, and logistic regression for analysis.
Main Results:
- The Attitudes to Dental Students and Seniors-Japanese (ASDS-J) scores significantly decreased post-placement.
- The Facts on Aging-Japanese (FSA-J) scores and willingness to treat older adults did not change.
- Higher baseline profession-specific ageism predicted greater improvement.
Conclusions:
- A short-term care facility placement can effectively reduce profession-specific ageism in dental students.
- General ageism and willingness to treat older adults were not significantly affected.
- Students with higher initial profession-specific ageism showed the most improvement.
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