Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27171
Title: Nursing Students' Willingness to Care for Older Adults in Taiwan
Contributor(s): Chi, Mei-Ju (author); Shyu, Meei-Ling (author); Wang, Shou-Yu  (author)orcid ; Chuang, Hsiu-Ching (author); Chuang, Yeu-Hui (author)
Publication Date: 2016-03
Early Online Version: 2016-01-29
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12197
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27171
Abstract: Background: The possibilities that nurses will take care of persons 65 years of age or older in hospitals and communities are increasing due to a growing aged population. Nursing students should be prepared to face the challenges of their future practice. Therefore, factors associated with nursing students’ willingness to care for older adults need to be identified. Aim: This study aimed to explore Taiwanese nursing students’ willingness to work with older persons and factors associated with this. Methods: A cross‐sectional research design was used. Stratified sampling was applied to recruit participants from seven nursing schools in northern, central, southern, and eastern areas of Taiwan. There were 612 nursing students who successful completed the questionnaire including demographic data, the Attitudes Toward the Elderly Scale, and the Willingness Toward the Elderly Care Scale. Data were collected between November 2012 and January 2013. A stepwise regression analysis was conducted to identify predictors of nursing students’ willingness to care for older adults. Findings: The mean score of nursing students’ attitudes toward older people was 73.86 (SD = 8.9), with a range of 44-106. The mean score on the willingness to care for older adults was 55.01 (SD = 6.4), with a range of 36-75. The length of time with older adults per week (r = 0.12, p = .003) and grandparents having served as caregivers during the students’ childhood (t = -2.147, β = .032) were both positively associated with the willingness to care for older adults. The best predictors of nursing students’ willingness to care for older adults were students’ attitudes toward older adults (β = 0.38, p < .001), paying attention to issues related to older adults (β = 0.24, p < .001), and having the experience of being a volunteer who served older people (β = 0.10, p = .005), which explained 26.8% of the total variance. Conclusions: Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students had neutral to slightly favorable attitudes toward working with older adults. Nursing students’ positive attitudes about older adults, paying attention to issues related to older adults, and having been a volunteer that served older people were predictors of their willingness to care for older persons. Appropriate and practical strategies should be developed for students in order to increase their preference for caring for older people. Clinical Relevance: The findings of this study can provide information for faculty members and clinical preceptors for designing curricula and related activities or arranging practicum in the future.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(2), p. 172-178
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1547-5069
1527-6546
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 111001 Aged Care Nursing
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 420502 Aged care nursing
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920210 Nursing
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200307 Nursing
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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