Unimas Nursing Students’ Level Of Knowledge And Attitude Towards Older People
An aged person is a vulnerable individual among older adults populations who frequently deal with declines of bodily functions and their changing needs which prompt them to seek healthcare services in the hospital. Consequently, nurses are foremost a caregiver that will oversee the older populati...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report |
| Language: | English English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2023
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43325/1/Hanny%20Medi%20%2824pgs%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43325/2/Hanny%20Medi%20%28Fulltext%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43325/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English English |
| Summary: | An aged person is a vulnerable individual among older adults populations who frequently deal
with declines of bodily functions and their changing needs which prompt them to seek
healthcare services in the hospital. Consequently, nurses are foremost a caregiver that will
oversee the older populations when they come to the hospital. As a student nurse who will
embark on becoming the future generations of nurses, it is important to have knowledge and
positive attitudes towards older people. This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude
towards older adults among nursing students. This study has not been studied in Universiti
Malaysia Sarawak, hence a cross-sectional study was conducted among 133 UNIMAS
undergraduate nursing students who enrolled on a Bachelor of Nursing with Honours.
Knowledge and attitudes towards older people were assessed using Palmore's Fact on Aging
Quiz, and Kogan's Attitudes towards Old People Scale, respectively. Results of the study
showed 69.2% and 54.1% of the participants had a high knowledge and positive attitude
towards older people respectively. Meanwhile, there was a significant association between the
socio-demographic variables, particularly the year of study and attitude. However, no other
socio-demographic variables show a significant association with knowledge and attitude
towards older people. |
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