ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY

ÖZYURT, Beyhan CENGIZ; elbi, huseyin; YAYLA EROL, Muhteşem; ÖZCAN, Fatih Sinan

doi:10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162

ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY

Hüseyin ELBİ, (Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Manisa, Türkiye)

Fatih Sinan ÖZCAN, (Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Manisa, Türkiye)

Beyhan CENGIZ ÖZYURT, (Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Manisa, Türkiye)

Muhteşem YAYLA EROL (Adana Şehir Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Adana, Türkiye)

Türk Geriatri Dergisi

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 270 - 277 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162 İndeks Tarihi: 22-10-2020

ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY

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Introduction: It is stated that negative attitudes towards the elderly affect the diagnosis and treatment processes negatively. Nevertheless, there are not enough recent studies examining the attitudes of family physicians who provide widespread healthcare to the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of family physicians towards the elderly.Material and Methods: Participants of this descriptive study are family physicians working actively in primary care. Data were collected through the software program, between January and June 2018. The link to the questionnaire was sent to the participants via e-mail. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: the sociodemographic data and University of California at Los Angeles Geriatrics Attitude (UCLA-GA) scale.Results: A total of 401 family physicians, 216 of whom (53.9%) were women, participated in the study. The mean age of the participants was 41.19 ± 8.51 years. On evaluation of both the mean total score (42.36 ± 3.42) and mean subscale score (3.02 ± 0.24), it was observed that female participants scored significantly higher (p = 0.001). Moreover, the UCLA-GA medical care subscale score raised with increased working time at family medicine (r = 0.151, p = 0.002) or being a medical doctor (r = 0.14, p = 0.005) and with growing age (r = 0.15, p = 0.003).Conclusion: The results of our study showed that those with longer professional experience, being older age, and women are associated with positive attitude towards the elderly. However, intervention studies are required to improve family physicians’ attitudes towards the elderly.

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APA	elbi h, ÖZCAN F, ÖZYURT B, YAYLA EROL M (2020). ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. , 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
Chicago	elbi huseyin,ÖZCAN Fatih Sinan,ÖZYURT Beyhan CENGIZ,YAYLA EROL Muhteşem ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. (2020): 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
MLA	elbi huseyin,ÖZCAN Fatih Sinan,ÖZYURT Beyhan CENGIZ,YAYLA EROL Muhteşem ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. , 2020, ss.270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
AMA	elbi h,ÖZCAN F,ÖZYURT B,YAYLA EROL M ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. . 2020; 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
Vancouver	elbi h,ÖZCAN F,ÖZYURT B,YAYLA EROL M ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. . 2020; 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
IEEE	elbi h,ÖZCAN F,ÖZYURT B,YAYLA EROL M "ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY." , ss.270 - 277, 2020. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
ISNAD	elbi, huseyin vd. "ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY". (2020), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162

APA	elbi h, ÖZCAN F, ÖZYURT B, YAYLA EROL M (2020). ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 23(2), 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
Chicago	elbi huseyin,ÖZCAN Fatih Sinan,ÖZYURT Beyhan CENGIZ,YAYLA EROL Muhteşem ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi 23, no.2 (2020): 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
MLA	elbi huseyin,ÖZCAN Fatih Sinan,ÖZYURT Beyhan CENGIZ,YAYLA EROL Muhteşem ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, vol.23, no.2, 2020, ss.270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
AMA	elbi h,ÖZCAN F,ÖZYURT B,YAYLA EROL M ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2020; 23(2): 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
Vancouver	elbi h,ÖZCAN F,ÖZYURT B,YAYLA EROL M ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2020; 23(2): 270 - 277. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
IEEE	elbi h,ÖZCAN F,ÖZYURT B,YAYLA EROL M "ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY." Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 23, ss.270 - 277, 2020. 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162
ISNAD	elbi, huseyin vd. "ATTITUDES OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TOWARDS THE ELDERLY". Türk Geriatri Dergisi 23/2 (2020), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.162