Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (한국가정간호학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Educational Needs Regarding Sexuality in the Elderly

일부지역 간호대학생의 노인에 대한 성지식과 태도 및 교육요구도

  • Received : 2016.05.31
  • Accepted : 2016.06.15
  • Published : 2016.06.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Purpose: This study was investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs of nursing students regarding the sexuality of elderly individuals. Methods: This was a descriptive study. Data were collected from April $1^{st}$ to $22^{nd}$, 2016. One hundred ninety-three nursing students in Daejeon city and Chungcheongnam-do were surveyed. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. Results: Mean scores on the knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs measures were 15.74/29, 28.45/40, and 36.67/50 respectively. There were significantly differences in major variables according to needs for sexual education of the elderly. There were also significant differences in knowledge and educational needs depending on students' age and year in school. Higher levels of knowledge of sexuality were significantly correlated with more positive attitudes and higher educational needs. Positive attitudes were also correlated with higher educational needs. Conclusion: Nursing students showed a low level of knowledge and poor attitudes towards sexuality in the elderly. This suggests that there is a need for education on the sexuality of the elderly in the nursing curriculum. This education would guide nursing students to obtain correct knowledge and positive attitudes so that they would be able to provide effective and appropriate sexuality care for elderly patients.

Keywords

References

  1. Ahn, T. Y. (2012). What is the solutions to the sexuality problems of the elderly?. Gyeonggido Family & Women Research Institute- Issue Brief, 43(12-02), 1-16.
  2. Chakkalakal, D., & Weissbach, L. (2015). Sexuality in the elderly: The role of the physicians in maintaining sexual health of older men. Urologe A, 54(12), 1710-1716. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00120-015-4013-y
  3. Cho, Y. M., & Kim, C. H. (2015). Effects of elderly’s sexual perception, sexual attitude, and sexual coping behavior on subjective quality of life. Journal of Korean Academic Society Home Care Nursing, 22(1), 109-116.
  4. Choi, E. Y., & Ha, J. Y. (2014). Perception of sex life and sexual desire coping behavior according to general characteristics among the spouseless aged. Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, 26(1), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2014.26.1.58
  5. Choi, I. R., Jung, E. Y., & Kim, E. Y. (2012). Sexual knowledge and sexual attitude in residential care facilities by formal caregivers. Journal of the Korean Data Analysis Society, 14(2), 891-905.
  6. Degauquier, C., Absil, A. S., Psalti, I., Meuris, S., & Jurysta, F. (2012). Impact of aging on sexuality. Medical Journal of Brussels, 33(3), 153-163.
  7. Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Lang, A. G., & Buchner, A. (2007). G*Power 3: a flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavior, and biomedical sciences. Behavior Research Methods, 39(2), 175-191. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193146
  8. Han, H. J., Kim, N. C., & Chi, S. A. (2003). Knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs for sexuality of the elderly. Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, 14(2), 45-55.
  9. Hughes, A. K., & Wittmann, D. (2015). Aging sexuality: knowledge and perceptions of preparation among U.S. primary care providers. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 41(3), 304-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2014.889056
  10. Inelmen, E. M., Sergi, G., Girardi, A., Coin, A., Toffanello, E. D., Cardin, F., & Manzato, E. (2012). The importance of sexual health in the elderly: breaking down barriers and taboos. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 24(3 Suppl), 31-34.
  11. Kim, B. I. (2007). A comparative study on knowledge and attitude of various health care professionals regarding sexuality in elders. Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing, 9(2), 163-172.
  12. Kim, D. S., & Hong, G. R. S. (2014). A study on knowledge of attitudes to sex and educational needs related to sexuality for elderly men and women in community. Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing, 16(3), 255-265. https://doi.org/10.17079/jkgn.2014.16.3.255
  13. Kim, N. C. (2000). Nurse’s attitudes and knowledges about sexuality of the aged. Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing, 2(2), 195-203.
  14. Kim, Y. J., & Lee, C. S. (2003). A study on adolescents' attitude toward sexuality of the elderly. Studies on Korean Youth. 37,38, 37-62.
  15. Liu, Y.-e., Norman, I. J., & While, A. E. (2013). Nurses’ attitudes towards older people: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(9), 1271-1282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.11.021
  16. Lee. J. S. (2014). Nurse's knowledge, attitude and educational needs regarding the sexuality of the elderly. Unpublished master's thesis, Hanyang University, Seoul.
  17. Nakopoulou, E., Papaharitou, S., & Hatzichristou, D. (2009). Patients' sexual health: a qualitative research approach on Greek nurses' perceptions. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6(8), 2124-2132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01334.x
  18. Park, K. E. (2001). The students' attitudes and knowledges about sexuality of the aged in a health college, Bulletin of Dongnam Health College, 19(2), 117-124.
  19. Park, M. S. (2008). Nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding sexuality in aged. Bulletin of Chungju University, 43, 625-631.
  20. Peate, I. (2012). Sexually transmitted infections in older people: the community nurse's role. British Journal of Community Nursing, 17(3), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.3.112
  21. Price, B. (2009). Exploring attitudes towards older people's sexuality. Nursing older people. 21(6), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2009.07.21.6.32.c7140
  22. Quinn-Krach, P., & Van Hoozer, H. (1988). Sexuality of the aged and the attitudes and knowledge of nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education, 27(8), 359-363.
  23. Stastics Korea. (2015). 2015 Statistics on the Aged 2015. [Internet], Seoul[cited 2016 April 26]. Available From: http://kostat.go.kr/portal/eng/pressReleases/11/1/index.board?bmode=read&bSeq=&aSeq=349205&pageNo=1&rowNum=10&navCount=10&currPg=&sTarget=title&sTxt
  24. Thompson, W. K., Charo, L., Vahia, I. V., Depp, C., Allison, M., & Jeste, D. V. (2011). Association between higher levels of sexual function, activity, and satisfaction and self-rated successful aging in older postmenopausal women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(8), 1503-1508. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03495.x
  25. Wang, T. F., LU, C. H., Chen, I. J., & Yu, S. (2008). Sexual knowledge, attitudes and activity of older people in Taipei, Taiwan. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17(4), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02003.x
  26. White, C. B. (1982). A scale for the assessment of attitudes and knowledge regarding sexuality in the aged. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 11(3), 237-245. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01544992
  27. Yang, J. L., & Jeong, M. H. (2013). Nurse’s knowledge, attitude and education needs for sexuality of the elderly. Journal of the Korea Contents Association, 13(3), 260-270. https://doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2013.13.03.260
  28. Yang, Y. K. (2012). A study on knowledge, attitudes, and need for sex education in high school students. Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 18(3), 159-169. https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2012.18.3.159