Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional study
Introduction: Ageism is a phenomenon occurring rapidly worldwide and has led stakeholders to consider strategies that can be planned for the welfare of elderly individuals. Policymakers, healthcare sector leaders, and leaders must take rapid steps to improve elderly care because of the predicted inc...
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| description | Introduction: Ageism is a phenomenon occurring rapidly worldwide and has led stakeholders to consider strategies that can be planned for the welfare of elderly individuals. Policymakers, healthcare sector leaders, and leaders must take rapid steps to improve elderly care because of the predicted increase in the elderly population. For that reason, the first is always the baseline assessment of the scenario at hand; hence, the present study intends to assess the level of awareness among the young generation regarding the rights of the elderly and their attitudes and perceptions towards ageism. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 700 students. Jamovi version 2.3 was used to analyse the data. Results: The study results revealed that college students’ level of awareness of the rights of the elderly was poor (10.5 ± 2.688), yet they had positive attitudes (73.64 ± 8.315) and favourable perceptions (56.31 ± 6.914) toward ageism. The study revealed a weak negative correlation between awareness of the rights of elderly people and attitudes toward ageism (r = -0.178, p=0.01) and perception toward ageism (r = -0.108, p=0.01). Conclusion: Even though awareness of the rights of the elderly was poor among college students, their attitudes and perceptions towards ageism were positive and favourable. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d7a60b978ff429791f8323dfb2f4b782025-08-20T03:56:04ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842025-07-013410206010.1016/j.cegh.2025.102060Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional studyAngel Thomas0Charlet Jasmine Vaz1Anil Raj Assariparambil2Dept. of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, IndiaDept. of Fundamentals of Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, IndiaDept. of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India; Centre for Elderly Care Education and Research, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India; Corresponding author. Dept. of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, 576104, IndiaIntroduction: Ageism is a phenomenon occurring rapidly worldwide and has led stakeholders to consider strategies that can be planned for the welfare of elderly individuals. Policymakers, healthcare sector leaders, and leaders must take rapid steps to improve elderly care because of the predicted increase in the elderly population. For that reason, the first is always the baseline assessment of the scenario at hand; hence, the present study intends to assess the level of awareness among the young generation regarding the rights of the elderly and their attitudes and perceptions towards ageism. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 700 students. Jamovi version 2.3 was used to analyse the data. Results: The study results revealed that college students’ level of awareness of the rights of the elderly was poor (10.5 ± 2.688), yet they had positive attitudes (73.64 ± 8.315) and favourable perceptions (56.31 ± 6.914) toward ageism. The study revealed a weak negative correlation between awareness of the rights of elderly people and attitudes toward ageism (r = -0.178, p=0.01) and perception toward ageism (r = -0.108, p=0.01). Conclusion: Even though awareness of the rights of the elderly was poor among college students, their attitudes and perceptions towards ageism were positive and favourable.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398425001496AgeismRights of elderly individualsPerceptionAttitudeYoung generation |
| spellingShingle | Angel Thomas Charlet Jasmine Vaz Anil Raj Assariparambil Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional study Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Ageism Rights of elderly individuals Perception Attitude Young generation |
| title | Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Awareness on rights of older adults, attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal Karnataka: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | awareness on rights of older adults attitudes and perception toward ageism among college students in coastal karnataka a cross sectional study |
| topic | Ageism Rights of elderly individuals Perception Attitude Young generation |
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