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Nurses' attitudes towards hospitalized older adults in a tertiary care setting in Ghana.
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- Attitudes of nursing students toward older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Geriatric care knowledge and its determinants in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Attitudes of nurses toward the care of older adults and associated socio - demographic factors: a descriptive cross-sectional study at Teaching Hospital, Jaffna.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Developing the Spanish Version of the Fraboni Scale of Ageism: Cross-Cultural Adaptation with Initial Reliability and Content Validity Findings.Clinics and practice · 2026Article
- Stigma Towards Hospitalised Older Adults: A Concept Analysis.Nursing open · 2025Review
- Ageism and Associated Factors in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Review
- Nursing students' perceptions and attitudes towards dementia care in Namibia.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- Nurses' attitudes towards hospitalized older adults in a tertiary care setting in Ghana.Nursing open · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe increasing population of older adults and rapid increases in co-morbidities globally has necessitated the need for a healthcare delivery system that meets the multifaceted needs of the growing population of older adults. Concurrent with these rising complex health needs is the importance of positive, non-judgmental attitudes of health services providers towards older adults. Moreover, this is particularly important in the nursing profession, given nurses' significant and crucial roles in healthcare settings.
aimThe study aimed to evaluate nurses' attitudes towards older adults in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.
designIt employed a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative design.
methodData were collected from 160 registered adult medical and surgical ward nurses using the Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS).
resultsFindings indicated that more than half of the participants had a diploma in general nursing. None of the nurses surveyed specialized in the care of older adults, and the mean age of participants was 30.14 (3.75) (minimum 24 and maximum 42 years). Female nurses had more positive attitudes than their male counterparts. Although the surveyed nurses reported a somewhat positive attitude towards older adults, there was no correlation between nurses' education levels and positive attitudes.
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