一个以老年学理论为基础的试点干预措施,以加强老年体育治疗教育
Caroline Williams1, Tracey Gendron1
1College of Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Gerontology & geriatrics education
|October 14, 2025
概括
将老年学理论介绍给物理治疗师 (PT) 学生,提高了他们对老年人的亲和力,减少了年龄歧视. 这次培训也增加了他们追求全面老龄化的进一步教育的意图.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 物理治疗教育教育 物理治疗教育
- 医疗保健专业发展
背景情况:
- 物理治疗师 (PT) 在整个生命周期中优化健康,但老年人培训缺口和年龄歧视阻碍了对老年人的照顾.
- 老年学理论提供了一个整体的,个性化的老龄化方法,挑战年龄主义,并扩展到超越生物医学模型.
- 将老年学纳入PT教育可能会提高对老年人群的照顾.
研究的目的:
- 通过老年学镜头研究老年物理治疗 (PT) 教学的好处.
- 评估老年学研讨会对PT学生对老年人的看法和意图的影响.
主要方法:
- 对58名PT学生进行了长达60分钟的老年学理论研讨会.
- 研讨会前后收集的数据包括人口统计数据,关系衰老焦虑量表 (RAAS) 评分,以及与年龄相关的培训的意图.
- 统计分析检查了学生态度和意图的变化.
主要成果:
- 在研讨会后,学生对老年人的亲和力显著增加.
- 在研讨会结束后,内部化和关系式年龄歧视在统计学上显著下降.
- 学生表现出更多的意图在整体老龄化中接受教育.
结论:
- 一个以老年学为重点的研讨会对PT学生对老龄化和老年人的态度产生了积极的影响.
- 研究结果表明,将老年PT与老年学理论结合起来,可以增强理解,参与和打击年龄歧视.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以探索老年病学-PT关系及其对医疗保健服务的影响.
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