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Epidemiology: Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1165
Epidemiology 2018
September 17-19, 2018
September 17-19, 2018 | Rome, Italy
8
th
International Conference on
Epidemiology & Public Health
Nurses’ attitudes towards older people at a university hospital in Turkey
Ramazan Saglan, Zeynep Demirtas, Didem Arslantas
and
Alaettin Unsal
Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey
Statement of the Problem:
Nurses have a serious role in health care for older people. The attitudes of nurses towards the elderly
affect the quality of the health service provided to older patient. This study was conducted to determine the effecting factors of
nurses’ attitudes towards older people.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study conducted on the nurses working at Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty
Hospital in May-June 2017. Population of the study was 306(%85.0 of total) nurses agreed to participate in the study. Data
was collected through a questionnaire composed of Personal Information Form and Kogan's Attitudes towards Older People
(KAOP) scale. Multiple lineer regression analyze was examined using the variables that had p-value lower than 0.05 from
univariate lineer regression analysis.
Findings:
Of the participants 84.1% was female.The mean (SD) of age was 29.3(6.8), ranged between 18-52 years. Scores that
gained from KOAP scale ranged between 55-212, its mean (SD) was 150.7(29.9) and its median was 153. According to the
results of multiple linear regression analysis, income level and to want to live with their children when they are old were found to
be related to attitudes of nurses towards older people (F: 8.456; p<0.05). Living with an elderly individual in the same household,
willing to care for geriatric patients, feeling happy while giving care to geriatric patients, being responsible for giving care to an
elderly family member were not found to be related to nurses’ attitudes towards older people (p>0.05).
Conclusion & Significance:
Nurses who have poor income level and those who want to live with their children when they are
old, the attitudes towards old people found more positive. Increasing awareness of nurses about elderly can be useful to improve
positive attitudes. Qualitative studies may be needed to investigate the factors that affect attitudes of nurses towards elderly.
KOAP scale
median score
(min-max)
Univariate
analysis
β (CI%95)
Multivariate
analysis
β (CI%95)
Age
26≥
154 (60-207)
-0.001
(-0.017 -0.015)
27-35
152 (55-212)
36≤
153 (78-188)
Gender
Famele
153 (55-210)
0.000
(-0.03 -0.03)
Male
152 (60-212)
Education
level
Vocational high
school
148 (55-207)
0.009
(-0.003–0.02)
Associate degree
158 (60-212)
University
155 (96-200)
Income level
Low
164 (78-212)
-0.39
(-0.64– -0.14) **
-0.028
(-0.52–-0.004)*
Middle
152 (61-207)
High
145 (55-210)
Family type
Nuclear family
151 (55-207)
0.21
(-0.001–0.42)
Extended family
167 (97-212)
Fragmented family 137 (78-205)
Place of
residence
Urban
152 (55-212)
0.024
(-0.003–0.51)
Rural
167(61-205)
Duration of
working asa
nurse
5years≥
152 (60-207)
-0.001
(-0.017–0.016)
6-15years
154 (55-212)
15years<
153 (77-188)
Dailyworking
hours
8 hours≥
157 (55-212)
-0.006
(-0.028–0.017)
8 hours<
146 (60-207)
Livingwithan
elderly
individual in
the same
household
Yes
167 (92-212)
-0.046
(-0.074–-0.019)
***
-0.009
(-0.042–0.023)
No
151 (55-207)
Being
responsible for
giving care to
an elderly
family
member
Yes
162 (96-212)
-0.045
(-0.071– -
0.018)***
-0.029
(-0.059–0.002)
No
149 (55-207)
Towant to live
with their
childrenwhen
they are old
Yes
157 (83-212)
-0.048
(-0.069–-0.027)***
-0.034
(-0.056– -0.12)**
No
148 (55-199)
Willing to care
for geriatric
patients
Yes
159 (97-212)
-0.05
(-0.072– -
0.028)***
-0.013
(-0.043–0.016)
No
147 (55-200)
Feelinghappy
whilegiving
care to
geriatric
patients
Yes
156 (95-212)
-0.051
(-0.072– -
0.029)***
-0.027
(-0.055–0.001)
No
145 (55-197)
R
2
:
F:
0.147
8.456
*p≤0.05 **p≤0.01 ***p≤0.001
Table 1.
Results of univariate and multiple linear regression analysis demonstrating factors related
with
nurses’ attitudes towardsolder people
Youngjun Kim et al., Epidemiology (Sunnyvale) 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-1165-C1-021