PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS

ACAR, Serap; Tuna, Hülya; YILDIRIM, Meriç; Acikgoz, Ayla

doi:10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161

PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS

Ayla AÇIKGÖZ, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Sağlık Meslek Yüksekokulu, İzmir, Türkiye)

Hülya TUNA, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, İzmir, Türkiye)

Meriç YILDIRIM, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, İzmir, Türkiye)

Serap ACAR (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, İzmir, Türkiye)

Türk Geriatri Dergisi

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 260 - 269 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161 İndeks Tarihi: 22-10-2020

PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS

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Introduction: Recently, ageism has been recognised as an important factor affecting the quality of rehabilitation services provided to older adults. This study aimed to identify the ageism attitudes of physiotherapy students and investigate the factors associated with these attitudes.Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 417 students enrolled in the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation of a state university in Izmir, Turkey. The authors evaluated the sociodemographic and family characteristics, experiences and opinions about living with older adults, and ageism attitudes of participating students. The Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS) is employed to assess the ageism attitudes.Results: The mean of total AAS score of the 417 students is 81.0 ± 9.5, whereas the mean scores of ‘restricting the life of the elderly’, the ‘positive ageism’ and the ‘negative ageism’ dimensions are 34.3 ± 4.0, 28.7 ± 5.2, and 18.0 ± 3.4, respectively. Higher positive ageism attitude scores are reported in the female students along with those students who reported higher economic status (family), higher quality of relationships with older people, desire to cohabitate with a parent in the future, and desire to work in institutions serving older adults.Conclusion: These findings suggest that interactions with older adults can increase positive ageism attitudes. To improve the ageism attitudes of physiotherapy students, they should be allowed to practice in elderly care units. Considering that the elderly population will increase gradually, physiotherapy students’ having a positive attitude towards the elderly might increase the quality of the health services they will provide.

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APA	Acikgoz A, Tuna H, YILDIRIM M, ACAR S (2020). PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. , 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
Chicago	Acikgoz Ayla,Tuna Hülya,YILDIRIM Meriç,ACAR Serap PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. (2020): 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
MLA	Acikgoz Ayla,Tuna Hülya,YILDIRIM Meriç,ACAR Serap PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. , 2020, ss.260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
AMA	Acikgoz A,Tuna H,YILDIRIM M,ACAR S PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. . 2020; 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
Vancouver	Acikgoz A,Tuna H,YILDIRIM M,ACAR S PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. . 2020; 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
IEEE	Acikgoz A,Tuna H,YILDIRIM M,ACAR S "PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS." , ss.260 - 269, 2020. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
ISNAD	Acikgoz, Ayla vd. "PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS". (2020), 260-269. https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161

APA	Acikgoz A, Tuna H, YILDIRIM M, ACAR S (2020). PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 23(2), 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
Chicago	Acikgoz Ayla,Tuna Hülya,YILDIRIM Meriç,ACAR Serap PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. Türk Geriatri Dergisi 23, no.2 (2020): 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
MLA	Acikgoz Ayla,Tuna Hülya,YILDIRIM Meriç,ACAR Serap PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, vol.23, no.2, 2020, ss.260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
AMA	Acikgoz A,Tuna H,YILDIRIM M,ACAR S PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2020; 23(2): 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
Vancouver	Acikgoz A,Tuna H,YILDIRIM M,ACAR S PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2020; 23(2): 260 - 269. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
IEEE	Acikgoz A,Tuna H,YILDIRIM M,ACAR S "PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS." Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 23, ss.260 - 269, 2020. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161
ISNAD	Acikgoz, Ayla vd. "PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AGEISM AND RELATED FACTORS". Türk Geriatri Dergisi 23/2 (2020), 260-269. https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.161