Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 101 - 111 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 22-05-2020

PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY

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Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine attitudes of research assistant physicians towards the elderly in a university hospital and to evaluate the association of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics with ageism.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, the target population comprised 521 research assistant physicians who worked at the internal medicine and surgical clinics of the university hospital between December 2014 and March 2015. Variables considered in this study included demographic and occupational characteristics and attitudes towards the elderly. The Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS) was used to identify the physicians’ attitudes towards the elderly. The data were collected using the sealed envelope system. Results are presented as percentage distribution and mean. A t-test was used for statistical analysis.Results: A total of 327 physicians were included in this study. The total mean score obtained from the EDAS was 86.9±8.0, with a score of 37.4±3.8 for the Restricting the Life of the Elderly dimension, 30.2±4.3 for the Positive Ageism dimension and 19.3±3.1 for the Negative Ageism dimension. No significant difference was observed between the mean attitude scores in terms of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics (p>0.05)Conclusion: This study showed demonstrated that, in general, research assistant physicians exhibited a positive attitude towards the elderly.
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Konular: Cerrahi

HEKİMLERDE YAŞLILARA İLİŞKİN TUTUMLAR: TÜRKİYE’DE BİR ÜNİVERSİTE HASTANESİNDE YAŞ AYRIMCILIĞI

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Giriş: Bir üniversite hastanesinde araştırma görevlisi olarak çalışan hekimlerin yaşlılara yönelik tutumlarını ve tutumlarının bazı sosyodemografik ve mesleki değişkenlere göre farklı olup olmadığını belirlemek amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki araştırmada İzmir’de bir üniversite hastanesinde Aralık 2014- Mart 2015 tarihleri arasında Dahili ve Cerrahi bilimlerde araştırma görevlisi olarak çalışan 521 hekime ulaşmak hedeflendi. Çalışmanın değişkenleri yaş ayrımcılığına ilişkin tutumun yanı sıra demografik ve mesleki özelliklerdi. Yaş ayrımcılığını belirlemek için Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Tutum Ölçeği (YATÖ) kullanıldı. Veri kapalı zarf yöntemi ile toplandı, ortalama, yüzde dağılımları ile sunuldu t testi ile analiz edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmada 327 hekimin verisi sunuldu. YATÖ’den alınan ortalama puanlar; toplamda 86.9±8.0, yaşlının yaşamının sınırlanmasında 37.4±3.8, pozitif ayrımcılıkta 30.2±4.3, negatif ayrımcılıkta 19.3±3.1’di. Demografik ve mesleki özelliklere göre YATÖ ortalama puanları arasında anlamlı fark bulunmadı (p>0.05). Sonuç: Bir üniversite hastanesinde çalışan araştırma görevlisi hekimlerinin genelde, yaşlılara karşı olumlu tutum sergiledikleri belirlenmiştir.
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Konular: Cerrahi
Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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APA ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H, Bahadir H, bilgin a (2019). PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. , 101 - 111.
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AMA ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H,Bahadir H,bilgin a PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. . 2019; 101 - 111.
Vancouver ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H,Bahadir H,bilgin a PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. . 2019; 101 - 111.
IEEE ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H,Bahadir H,bilgin a "PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY." , ss.101 - 111, 2019.
ISNAD ŞİMŞEK KESKİN, HATİCE vd. "PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY". (2019), 101-111.
APA ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H, Bahadir H, bilgin a (2019). PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 22(1), 101 - 111.
Chicago ŞİMŞEK KESKİN HATİCE,Bahadir Hande,bilgin ahmet can PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi 22, no.1 (2019): 101 - 111.
MLA ŞİMŞEK KESKİN HATİCE,Bahadir Hande,bilgin ahmet can PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, vol.22, no.1, 2019, ss.101 - 111.
AMA ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H,Bahadir H,bilgin a PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2019; 22(1): 101 - 111.
Vancouver ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H,Bahadir H,bilgin a PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2019; 22(1): 101 - 111.
IEEE ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H,Bahadir H,bilgin a "PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY." Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 22, ss.101 - 111, 2019.
ISNAD ŞİMŞEK KESKİN, HATİCE vd. "PHYSICIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ELDERLY: AGEISM IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN TURKEY". Türk Geriatri Dergisi 22/1 (2019), 101-111.