Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale
With the global trend towards an increasingly ageing population, it is clear that nurses need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to fulfil significant roles in responding to future health and support needs. This paper reports the results of a survey that aimed to identify and evaluate the...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2011-01-01
|
| Series: | Nursing Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/352627 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832555539336265728 |
|---|---|
| author | Mandy Doherty Elizabeth A. Mitchell Siobhan O'Neill |
| author_facet | Mandy Doherty Elizabeth A. Mitchell Siobhan O'Neill |
| author_sort | Mandy Doherty |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | With the global trend towards an increasingly ageing population, it is clear that nurses need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to fulfil significant roles in responding to future health and support needs. This paper reports the results of a survey that aimed to identify and evaluate the attitudes of nurses, healthcare assistants, and nursing students towards older people. The survey was undertaken in a rural county in the Republic of Ireland. It is reassuring that in our study, we found that these healthcare workers hold positive attitudes towards older people. In addition, we found that study to a higher level at university appears to mitigate towards holding more positive attitudes, and this is an important finding in light of the shift towards nursing as an all-graduate profession. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-6f18260b837748728ad2b0ee10414bfa |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-1429 2090-1437 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2011-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Nursing Research and Practice |
| spelling | doaj-art-6f18260b837748728ad2b0ee10414bfa2025-02-03T05:47:57ZengWileyNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372011-01-01201110.1155/2011/352627352627Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan ScaleMandy Doherty0Elizabeth A. Mitchell1Siobhan O'Neill2Carndonagh Community Hospital, Donegal, IrelandSchool of Nursing, University of Ulster, Londonderry BT487JL, UKPsychology Research Institute, University of Ulster, Northland Road, Londonderry BT487JL, UKWith the global trend towards an increasingly ageing population, it is clear that nurses need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to fulfil significant roles in responding to future health and support needs. This paper reports the results of a survey that aimed to identify and evaluate the attitudes of nurses, healthcare assistants, and nursing students towards older people. The survey was undertaken in a rural county in the Republic of Ireland. It is reassuring that in our study, we found that these healthcare workers hold positive attitudes towards older people. In addition, we found that study to a higher level at university appears to mitigate towards holding more positive attitudes, and this is an important finding in light of the shift towards nursing as an all-graduate profession.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/352627 |
| spellingShingle | Mandy Doherty Elizabeth A. Mitchell Siobhan O'Neill Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale Nursing Research and Practice |
| title | Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale |
| title_full | Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale |
| title_short | Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Older People in a Rural Population: A Survey Using the Kogan Scale |
| title_sort | attitudes of healthcare workers towards older people in a rural population a survey using the kogan scale |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/352627 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mandydoherty attitudesofhealthcareworkerstowardsolderpeopleinaruralpopulationasurveyusingthekoganscale AT elizabethamitchell attitudesofhealthcareworkerstowardsolderpeopleinaruralpopulationasurveyusingthekoganscale AT siobhanoneill attitudesofhealthcareworkerstowardsolderpeopleinaruralpopulationasurveyusingthekoganscale |