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Volume 8

Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine

ISSN: 2165-7386

Geriatrics 2018

July 30-31, 2018

July 30-31, 2018 | Barcelona, Spain

International Conference on

Geriatrics Gerontology & Palliative Nursing

Attitudes of elderly persons and professionals towards intergenerational exchanges

Roberta dos Santos Tarallo

, Anita Liberalesso Neri

1, 2

and

Meire Cachioni

University of Campinas, Brazil

University of São Paulo, Brazil

Statement of the Problem:

Understand the multidimensionality of attitudes from the exchange between different generations

is essential for the establishment of intergenerational cooperation.

Objective:

To describe and compare the responses of elderly persons and professionals involved in permanent education

programs in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, using the intergenerational exchanges attitude scale (IEAS), considering the

variables living with children, for the elderly persons, and work with intergenerational groups or only with the elderly, for the

professionals.

Method:

The convenience sample consisted of 148 elderly persons and 52 professionals. The participants responded to the

IEAS and a questionnaire to delineate their profile in terms of age, gender and educational level. Comparative analysis, using

the Mann-Whitney test, weighted each factor of the IEAS and the averages by items and by factors.

Results:

Compared to the professionals, the elderly had more negative perceptions of the attitudes of children towards the

elderly (p<0.001) and more positive perceptions of the attitudes of the elderly towards children (p<0.001). Elderly persons

who did not live with children had more negative perceptions of the interaction between children and the elderly than those

who lived with children (p=0.003). Professionals working with intergenerational groups had more positive perceptions of the

interaction between children and the elderly than professionals who worked only with older age groups (p=0.015).

Conclusion:

Intergenerational activities can be an important mediator of attitudes regarding the interaction between children

and the elderly, as well as a form of training and professional renewal for those who work or intend to work in intergenerational

activities.

J Palliat Care Med 2018, Volume 8

DOI: 10.4172/2165-7386-C2-018