Effects of an age suit simulation on nursing students’ perspectives on providing care to older persons - an education intervention study

IF 1.1 4区 教育学 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Educational Gerontology Pub Date : 2023-09-18 DOI:10.1080/03601277.2023.2258051
Björn Bouwmeester Stjernetun, Jenny Hallgren, Catharina Gillsjö
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Nursing students are important future health care providers to the growing number of older persons in society. However, two barriers are their common ageist attitudes and lack of interest in geriatrics. This is a concern in light of the global demand for nurses and a challenge that need to be addressed in nurse education. Age suit simulation has been shown to affect the attitudes of students toward older persons, but the important context of home is often missing from studies. Accordingly, the present study employed a quantitative approach with the goal of investigating the effects of aging simulation with an age suit in a home context as a part of experiential learning among second-year nursing students. The age simulation allowed the students to experience both specific and common health problems from the patient’s point of view in a controlled environment and a relevant context: the home. Data were collected using a questionnaire in a quasi-experimental pretest – posttest design with a control group. Results showed that the intervention had a positive effect on various aspects of the nursing students’ perspectives on caring for older persons. Work experience was associated with more positive attitudes. The control group was more negative toward geriatrics as a career choice than the intervention group. In conclusion, age suit simulation can be an innovative part of nurse education because it raises awareness and understanding of the health challenges of older persons, which are important in combating ageism among future nurses.
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年龄模拟对护生照顾老年人观点的影响——一项教育干预研究
护理专业的学生是重要的未来医疗保健提供者,以越来越多的老年人在社会上。然而,他们普遍的年龄歧视态度和对老年病学缺乏兴趣是两个障碍。鉴于全球对护士的需求,这是一个令人担忧的问题,也是护士教育需要解决的挑战。年龄模拟已经被证明会影响学生对老年人的态度,但是家庭的重要背景往往在研究中被忽略。因此,本研究采用定量方法,目的是调查在家庭环境中使用年龄套装模拟衰老作为护理二年级学生体验式学习的一部分的效果。年龄模拟允许学生在一个受控的环境和相关的背景下,从病人的角度体验特定和常见的健康问题:家庭。采用准实验前测-后测设计的问卷调查收集数据,并设对照组。结果显示,干预对护生照顾老人的观点各方面均有积极影响。工作经验与更积极的态度有关。与干预组相比,对照组对老年医学作为职业选择的态度更为消极。总之,年龄模拟可以成为护士教育的一个创新部分,因为它提高了对老年人健康挑战的认识和理解,这对未来护士打击年龄歧视很重要。
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期刊介绍: This well-respected journal offers up-to-date original research in the fields of gerontology, adult education, and the social and behavioral sciences. Researchers from around the world will benefit from the exchange of ideas for both the study and practice of educational gerontology. Papers published in the journal will also serve as authoritative contributions to the growing literature in this burgeoning field. Educational Gerontology is the only international journal of its kind to publish twelve issues per volume year. Articles featuring outcome-based practical educational resources in gerontology for the educational professional, care provider, trainer, and student in such areas as: art, music, drama and recreational therapies; mental health, communication arts, social programs and policies; and, social work, nursing, physical and occupational therapies, financial planners, architecture and interior design, family relations and therapy, and religion and spirituality.
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