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Influence of elderly-related experience on attitude toward elderly in dental hygiene students

일 개 대학 치위생과 학생들의 노인관련 경험이 노인에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향

  • Jun, Bo-Hye (Department of Heath Education & Management, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Choi, Young-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Shinsung University)
  • 전보혜 (이화여자대학교 보건관리학과) ;
  • 최영숙 (신성대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2015.07.01
  • Accepted : 2015.12.11
  • Published : 2015.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of elderly-related experience on attitude toward elderly in dental hygiene students. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 213 dental hygiene students in Suwon from November 21 to 30, 2012. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, elderly-related experience, knowledge on elderly, and attitude toward elderly by Likert 7 points scale. The instrument for knowledge on elderly was adapted from facts on aging quiz-I by Palmore and modified by Kim et al. Data were analyzed by t test, one way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS 21.0 program. Results: The attitude toward the elderly was $2.79{\pm}0.42$. The elderly-related experience had a positive influence on the attitude toward elderly(p=0.019) according to the level of experiencing the elderly(r=0.161, p<0.05). The influence of elderly-related experience on attitude toward the elderly showed that an experiencing variable is key factor in predicted variable of the attitude toward the elderly(${\beta}$=0.177 p=0.015). Conclusions: Elderly-related experience had an effect on positive attitude toward the elderly people in the dental hygiene students. It is necessary to develop and implement the education program for the exact knowledge and attitude toward the elderly.

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