The Effect of Elderly Care Training Given to Nursing Students on Ageism

Summary

geism is a multidimensional term that includes different attitudes, prejudices, behaviors and actions shown to a person simply because of his or her age. Today, in most societies in the world, elderly individuals are discriminated against. This discrimination stems from the negative attitudes of family members and society in general towards older individuals and aging. In most societies, old age and the changes that occur with aging are generally viewed negatively. Old age is seen as a process of decline in productivity, competence, individuality and independence in all areas of life. The elderly and old age can be viewed with stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. Age discrimination includes beliefs and attitudes that can turn into discriminatory actions. Words synonymous with being old/aging generally carry negative content. These are generally negative situations such as dementia, weakness, disease, aging, deterioration, wear and tear, and inability to function. This research was designed as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of elderly care training given to nursing students of a foundation university on their attitudes towards ageism. The population of the research consists of 150 first and second year nursing students of a foundation university in Istanbul between the 2023-2024 academic years. Power analysis was performed using the G\*Power (v3.1.9) program to determine the sample size. It was calculated that there should be at least 26 participants in each group. The sample was planned with 120 students (60 experimental and 60 control groups) who met the study criteria and agreed to participate in the study. Number, percentage, mean and standard deviation will be used as descriptive statistical methods in the evaluation of the data. A normal distribution test will be applied to determine whether the research variables have a normal distribution. In case the research variables do not show normal distribution (p\<0.05). In the analysis of variables for which the normality assumption is not met, non-parametric analysis methods Mann Whitney U (for comparisons of two groups) and Kruskal Wallis (for comparisons of three or more groups) will be used. Spearman correlation analysis will be performed to determine the relationship between the continuous variables of the research.

Conditions

• Ageism

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Elderly care training

The 60 experimental group students included in the study will have three lesson hours each week. Face-to-face training will be provided. Their consent was obtained before training was given to the experimental group. Participant Information Form and Positive and Negative Ageism Scale (PNYAÖ) will be applied as a pre-test. Trainings are 3 lesson hours, one day a week. It will be given as eight weeks and 24 hours in total. Upbeat and positive after the end of the training A posttest will be administered with the Negative Ageism Scale (PNSAS). Posttest PNSAÖ will be administered again one month after administration, and follow-up data will be obtained. Participant Information Form and Positive and Negative Ageism Scale (PNSAS) will be applied as a pre-test. Eight weeks. At the end, PNCAS will be administered again as the final test.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Beykent

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-04-01

Primary Completion

2025-04-01

Completion

2025-04-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations