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1- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
2- 2. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
3- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. ,majidnh79@gmail.com
2- 2. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
3- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. ,
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Objectives: Ageism can marginalize and discriminate against older people in healthcare services, and ageism among nurses and healthcare providers leads to unfavorable services. This study investigated the relationship between nurses' attitudes about old age and age discrimination in caring for hospitalized patients in Kashan hospitals.
Materials and methods: This study is a descriptive-analytical research conducted on 600 nurses working in Kashan University of Medical Sciences teaching hospitals. All the nurses of Shahid Beheshti and Naqvi hospitals were surveyed. This research has two questionnaires measuring attitudes about old age (Kogan and measuring discriminatory practices against older people. To analyze the results from descriptive statistics (prevalence, average) and inferential statistical tests, chi-square, independent t, and variance analysis of Pearson's correlation coefficient or Spearman and SPSS software version 25 were used. The significance level was considered 0.05 in this research.
Findings: Age's mean and standard deviation were 31.78 and 6.34 years, respectively. The results show no significant relationship between gender, type of employment, job satisfaction, and caring for older people with COVID-19 and nurses' attitudes (P>0.05). Also, among the mentioned variables, only the mean job satisfaction score significantly correlates with nurses' discriminatory actions (P=0.004). Also, age (t=-2.485, P=0.013), attitude (t=-8.613, P<0.001), job satisfaction (t=2.133, P=0.036), and caring for elderly patients with corona (t=2.308, P= 0.021) were able to predict the score of discriminatory actions in the regression model.
Conclusion: The positive attitude of nurses towards older people can play an important role in reducing age discrimination in providing care. Therefore, it is important to address the factors affecting attitudes such as nurses' training, and factors related to the work environment such as job satisfaction by managers and health policymakers, to ensure the provision of high-quality care services without discrimination to older people.
Materials and methods: This study is a descriptive-analytical research conducted on 600 nurses working in Kashan University of Medical Sciences teaching hospitals. All the nurses of Shahid Beheshti and Naqvi hospitals were surveyed. This research has two questionnaires measuring attitudes about old age (Kogan and measuring discriminatory practices against older people. To analyze the results from descriptive statistics (prevalence, average) and inferential statistical tests, chi-square, independent t, and variance analysis of Pearson's correlation coefficient or Spearman and SPSS software version 25 were used. The significance level was considered 0.05 in this research.
Findings: Age's mean and standard deviation were 31.78 and 6.34 years, respectively. The results show no significant relationship between gender, type of employment, job satisfaction, and caring for older people with COVID-19 and nurses' attitudes (P>0.05). Also, among the mentioned variables, only the mean job satisfaction score significantly correlates with nurses' discriminatory actions (P=0.004). Also, age (t=-2.485, P=0.013), attitude (t=-8.613, P<0.001), job satisfaction (t=2.133, P=0.036), and caring for elderly patients with corona (t=2.308, P= 0.021) were able to predict the score of discriminatory actions in the regression model.
Conclusion: The positive attitude of nurses towards older people can play an important role in reducing age discrimination in providing care. Therefore, it is important to address the factors affecting attitudes such as nurses' training, and factors related to the work environment such as job satisfaction by managers and health policymakers, to ensure the provision of high-quality care services without discrimination to older people.
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