Saeid Mehri, Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab, Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahbelaghi, Saeed Akbari Zardkhaneh,
Volume 15, Issue 1 (3-2020)
Abstract
Objectives: The analysis of the concept of ageism will help us to achieve a similar, clear, and understandable definition of ageism in the care system. The aim of this study was clarification of the ageism in caring system.
Methods & Materials: We utilized the Walker and Avant’s model in this study. In a review of literature from 1969 to September 2018, sources were included on the basis of the definition, functions, properties, premises, consequences, and empirical referents of the ageism concept.
Results: According to our analysis, the main attribute of the concept of ageism is that the ageism is a discriminatory process towards the elders which can have a positive or negative aspect with a conscious and unconscious manifestation in the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components in three micro, meso and macro levels and can be self-directed or other-directed.
Conclusion: Since the concept of ageism in our country is relatively new and unknown, this concept analysis by clarifying the ageism, with understanding this concept in the care system, can improve implementation of more extent studies and development of research tools for identification of its barriers and facilitators and its execution.
Milad Moradi, Elham Navab, Farshad Sharifi, Bahareh Namadi, Mahziyar Rahimidoost,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (3-2021)
Abstract
Objectives: The present study aimed to review the effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the elderly. In this study, we reviewed topics, such as the causes of COVID-19severity in the elderly; the psychological problems of the elderly; the relationship between comorbidities and COVID-19 severity, and the comparison of COVID-19 with other pandemics.
Methods & Materials: This systematic review study was conducted in 2020 by searching in international Internet search databases. Boolean Operator (AND, OR) was used for a combined search without a time limit. The search strategy was limited to Persian and English articles using the following keywords: “older adults, COVID-19, psychological problems, social isolation, elderly abuse, ageism”. Finally, based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study, the remaining 58 studies were included in the study.
Results: The results of the studies were extracted and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elderly were examined in 8 parts, as follows: Why COVID-19 is more common in the elderly and has more complications; what are the mortality and complications of COVID-19 in the elderly; COVID-19 and underlying diseases; psychological problems caused by COVID-19 in the elderly; COVID-19 and abuse in the elderly; COVID-19and ageism in the elderly; the comparison of COVID-19 with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and influenza epidemics in the elderly, and care for the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic poses serious challenges for the elderly globally. To address these challenges, everyone must work, from government officials to individuals and families. Governments should enact laws that minimize the potential age-related abuse and discrimination and provide equal opportunities for all society members, regardless of age or gender. Families should also be aware of the increasing social isolation of the elderly and keep in touch with them.
Mrs. Ameneh Baseri Arani, Dr. Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Dr. Majid Rahimi,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (3-2025)
Abstract
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.
