HEMŞİRELERİN COVID-19 SALGINI DÖNEMİNDE YAŞLI AYRIMCILIĞINA VE YAŞLILARA YÖNELİK TUTUMLARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Year 2022, Volume: 3 Issue: 3, 261 - 266, 31.12.2022

Yasemin Özyer , Safiye Yanmış , Ayfer Aksuoğlu

https://doi.org/10.52831/kjhs.1146978

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırma, hemşirelerin COVID-19 salgını döneminde yaşlı ayrımcılığına ve yaşlılara yönelik tutumlarının incelenmesi amacıyla yapıldı.
Yöntem: Kesitsel, tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı tipteki bu çalışma 15 Temmuz-15 Ağustos 2020 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirildi. Çalışmanın verileri, Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Tutum Ölçeği (YATÖ) ve Kogan Yaşlılara Karşı Tutum Ölçeği ile toplandı. Formlar online olarak (e-mail, whatsapp) katılımcılara gönderildi. Anketlere geri dönüş sağlayan ve dahil edilme kriterlerini karşılayan 211 hemşire araştırmaya dahil edildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmada, hemşirelerin Yaşlı Ayrımcılığı Tutum Ölçeği (YATÖ) puan ortalaması orta (71.96±3.88) ve alt boyutlardan yaşlıların yaşamını sınırlama puan ortalaması yüksekti (30.19±2.24). Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin Kogan Yaşlılara Karşı Tutum Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması da orta (104.90±13.23) ve alt boyutlardan negatif tutum puan ortalaması yüksekti (53.84±9.21). Çalışmada, hemşirelerin yaşlılara yönelik olumlu tutum sergilemelerinin pozitif ayrımcılığı arttırdığı (p<0.05), yaşlıların yaşamını sınırlama tutumunu ve negatif ayrımcılık tutumlarını azalttığı belirlendi (p<0.05).
Sonuç: Her dönemde olduğu gibi COVID-19 salgını sürecinde de hemşirelerin başkalarına bağımlılığı artan yaşlılara yönelik olumlu tutum ve pozitif ayrımcılık tutumu sergilemesi, yaşlıların fiziksel, ruhsal ve sosyal yönden desteklenmesini ve korunmasını sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

Yaşlılık, Yaşlılara Yönelik Tutum, COVID-19 Salgını, Hemşire, Yaşlı Yetişkinler

INVESTIGATION OF NURSES’ATTITUDES TOWARDS OLDER ADULTS AND AGEISM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

Abstract

Objective: The present study was carried out to determine nurses’ attitudes towards older adults and ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study conducted between July 15, 2020 and August 15, 2020. Data were collected with the Personal Information Form, Age Discrimination Attitude Scale (ADAS), and Kogan Attitudes towards Old People (KAOP) Scale. To collect the study data, online (e-mail, whatsapp) questionnaires sent to the nurses. Of the nurses, 211 who responded to the questionnaires and met the inclusion criteria included in the study.
Results: In the study, the mean score the participating nurses obtained from the Age Discrimination Attitude Scale (ADAS) was moderate (71.96±3.88) and its sub-dimensions limiting the life of older adults was high (30.19±2.24). The mean score the participating nurses obtained from the Kogan Attitudes towards Old People (KAOP) Scale was also moderate (104.90±13.23) and its sub-dimensions negative attitudes was high (53.84±9.21). In the study, it was determined that the participating nurses’ displaying positive attitudes towards older adults increased the positive discrimination (p<0.05), and decreased the attitude of limiting the life of older adults and negative discrimination (p<0.05).
Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic period, as in every period, nurses’ displaying positive attitude and positive discrimination attitude towards older adults whose dependence on others has increased will ensure that older adults will be supported and protected physically, psychologically and socially.

Keywords

Ageism, Attitude Towards Older Adults, COVID-19 Pandemic, Nurse, Older Adults

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