Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Nurses' View about Old Age by Workplace

근무처별 간호사의 노년기 견해

  • Received : 2013.09.23
  • Accepted : 2013.11.25
  • Published : 2013.11.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the view on old age of nurses working at general hospitals, geriatric hospitals, oriental hospitals and public health centers. Methods: Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire from 461 nurses working at 3 general hospitals, 8 geriatric hospitals, 7 oriental hospitals and 6 public health centers located in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheong-do from June 20 to September 6, 2012. Results: The mean score of the nurses' view about old age was 3.38 out of 5 points. The details show that the 'society character' was the highest at 4.58, followed by the 'capacity character' 3.94, the 'psychology-economical character' 3.02 and the 'physical-cognitive character' 2.71. As for workplace, oriental hospitals had the highest points on the view about old age, while geriatric hospitals had the lowest. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that the nurses' view about old age were above the moderate level. As for workplace, geriatric hospital nurses had the lowest view about old age. Therefore, it is recommended to develop an educational program that may promote the nurses' view about old age and provide the better elderly care service.

Keywords

References

  1. Courtney, M., Tong, S., & Walsh, A. (2000). Acute-care nurses' attitudes towards older patients: A literature review. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 6(2), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00192.x
  2. Ham, E. M. (2007). A study on generation gap about the image of elderly people. Unpublished master's thesis, Hannam University, Daejeon.
  3. Kang, S. H. (2007). The effect of nurses' knowledge, attitude on behavior toward the elderly. Unpublished master's thesis, Chosun University, Gwangju.
  4. Karner, K. J., Rheinheimer, D. C., Delisi, A. M., & Due, C. (1998). The impact of a hospital-wide experiential learning educational program on staff's knowledge and misconceptions about aging. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 29(3), 100-104.
  5. Kim, D. S., Park, K. S., & Lee, S. Y. (1999). Generational relationship of the middle aged and their attitudes on old-age security. Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation, Mental Health Institute.
  6. Kim, J. N., & Kwon, Y. H. (2009). The relationship among the knowledge, attitude and nursing practice of the geriatric hospital nurses. Keimyung Medical Journal, 13(1), 39-50.
  7. Kim, S. Y. (2006). A study on the relationship between nurses' cognition of aging signs and their attitudes toward the elderly in geriatric hospitals. Unpublished master's thesis, Kwangwoon University, Seoul.
  8. Kim, S. Y., Kim, J. H., Yu, K. H., Kwon, K. H., Jung, S., Sin, J. H., et al. (2009). The clinical features and hospital courses of patients admitted to a geriatric hospital: Analysis of 600 registered cases. Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders, 8(1), 28-36.
  9. Kwon, S. M., & Min, B. B. (2000). Mental disorder to old age. Seoul: Hakjisa.
  10. Lee, Y. K. (2007). Images of the Elderly Held By Non-elderly. The Population Association of Korea, 30(2), 1-22.
  11. Lee, Y. M. (2003). A study on attitudes of senior welfare professionals about aged. Unpublished master's thesis, Ewha Womans University, Seoul.
  12. Lim, Y. S., Kim, J. S., & Kim, K. S. (2002). Nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward the elderly. Journal of the Korea Gerontological Society, 22(1), 31-46.
  13. Ministry of Health and Welfare. (2009). 2008 Survey on the elderly status - a nationwide survey on the elderly living status and welfare needs. Seoul: Ministry of Health and Welfare.
  14. Palmore, E. B. (1998). The facts on aging quiz. Springer Publishing Company.
  15. Park, H. J. (2004). Cognition of the elderly in aging society; intended for an adult in twenties and thirties. Unpublished master's thesis, Ewha Womans University, Seoul.
  16. Park, H. U. (2007). Nurses' knowledge and attitude toward the elderly in medical welfare facilities for old people. Unpublished master's thesis, Chonnam National University, Gwangju.
  17. Park, J. S. (2004). A study on the social workers' preparation for their own old age. Unpublished master's thesis, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul.
  18. Park, S. Y. (2006). General hospital nurses knowledge and attitudes toward the old adult and geriatric nursing education needs. Unpublished master's thesis, Keimyung University, Daegu.
  19. Revenson, T. A. (1989). Compassionate stereotyping of elderly patients by physicians: Revising the Social contact hypothesis. Psychology and Aging, 4, 230-234. https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.4.2.230
  20. Skirbekk, H., & Nortvedt, P. (2012). Inadequate treatment for elderly patients: professional norms and tight budgets could cause "ageism" in hospital. Health care analysis, Message posted to Ref-Links electronic mailing list, archived at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10728-012-0207-2.
  21. Statistics Korea. (2011). Population projections of Korea. Retrieved December 7, 2011, from the Statistics Korea Web site: http://kostat.go.kr/portal/korea/index.action
  22. Usta, Y. Y., Demir, Y., Yonder, M., Yildiz, A. (2012). Nursing students' attitudes toward ageism in turkey. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 54, 90-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2011.02.002
  23. Won, Y. H. (2004). Factors influencing the prejudice against the elderly. Journal of the Korea Gerontological Society, 24(1), 187-206.
  24. Yeom, M. J. (2007). A study on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of nurses about the aged. Unpublished master's thesis, Kyung Hee University, Seoul.