ArticleInternational journal of older people nursing2022
Attitudes towards older adults (80 years and older): A measurement with the ageing semantic differential - A cross-sectional study of Austrian students.
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- Scales used to assess ageism in the health care sector: a (COSMIN) systematic review of the measurement properties.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Nurses' own perceptions of old age and their attitudes towards their older patients: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- A Psychometric Analysis of the Polish Online Version of the Aging Semantic Differential Scale (ASD).Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Lying to an older adult in a sharing situation: differences between young and mid-life adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Nurses' perspectives on old age and caring for adults aged 80 years and older: a cross-sectional study in long-term care.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Student Perceptions of Age and Ageing-An Evaluation of Swiss Dental Students Receiving Education in Gerodontology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Attitudes towards older adults (80 years and older): A measurement with the ageing semantic differential - A cross-sectional study of Austrian students.International journal of older people nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe aims of the study were to investigate the four-factor structure of the German version of the Aging Semantic Differential (ASD) and to gain initial insights into the attitudes of nursing, medical and humanities students towards older people in Austria.
methodA cross-sectional study design with a convenience sample was chosen.
resultsThe ASD was completed by 255 Austrian nursing, medicine, and humanities students, who described their attitudes towards persons who are 80 years of age and older. The applicability of the four-factor structure (instrumentality, autonomy, acceptability and integrity) of the German version was confirmed by performing a confirmatory factor analysis. The mean age of students in our sample was 23.6 years; 79% of these were female. The sample displayed negative attitudes regarding the factors of autonomy and instrumentality, but more positive attitudes regarding the factors integrity and acceptability. The attitudes of the students in the three study programmes differed, with the medical students displaying the most negative attitudes. Students who displayed positive attitudes had statistically significantly higher levels of knowledge about ageism and better possibilities to hold personal conversations with older people (80+) in the family or circle of friends.
conclusionWe conclude that having more knowledge about ageism and close personal contacts to older persons can support positive attitudes towards older individuals.
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