The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities
Background: Ageism negatively impacts older adults’ health, especially in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), where healthcare workers often hold unfavorable views of them. Understanding these perspectives is vital for combating ageism and improving LTCF quality. Yet, comprehensive studies on health...
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| author | Dianis Wulan Sari Elida Ulfiana Nourmayansa Vidya Anggraini Niko Dima Kristianingrum Gading Ekapuja Aurizki Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe |
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| description | Background: Ageism negatively impacts older adults’ health, especially in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), where healthcare workers often hold unfavorable views of them. Understanding these perspectives is vital for combating ageism and improving LTCF quality. Yet, comprehensive studies on healthcare workers’ attitudes toward ageism are lacking, hindering targeted interventions. Therefore, grasping their attitudes and behaviors is crucial for addressing ageism in LTCFs and enhancing care for older adults.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore healthcare workers’ expectations regarding aging and their perspective on ageism towards older adults in LTCFs.
Methods: This study was randomly conducted in sixteen LTCFs across Indonesia’s five largest islands using a cross-sectional study with a comparative descriptive design. Participants included 56 nurses and 173 non-licensed caregivers. Data on aging expectations and ageism perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic were collected. An online and offline self-administered questionnaires (i.e., participant’s characteristics, the expectations regarding aging survey, ageism perspective in time of the COVID-19 pandemic) were conducted. Differences between nurses and caregivers were analyzed using chi-square and independent t-tests.
Results: Altogether, 56 nurses and 173 caregivers (with an average age of 39.9 years) participated in the study. Significant differences were observed between nurses and non-licensed caregivers in their expectations regarding physical health, mental health, and overall expectations regarding aging (p-value = <0.001, <0.001, <0.001, respectively). Non-licensed caregivers had higher mean scores for each item compared to nurses. Whereas, the perspective nurse and non-licensed caregivers were significantly different about older adults being more accessible to being infected with SARS-CoV-2, vulnerable population, prone to severity, easier to expose virus, low income, must isolated (p-value = 0.029, 0.007, 0.010, 0.033, <0.001, <0.001, respectively). The mean score of each item of nurses was higher than non-licensed caregivers.
Conclusion: The expectation regarding aging of caregivers was higher than nurses. In line, the nurses’ scores have a lower attitude toward ageism during time COVID-19 pandemic. Exposure to ageism behavior and ageing conditions needs to be done for healthcare workers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-93deb2baffe842f8a6d2f5f76887ffb72025-08-20T03:11:51ZengDiponegoro UniversityNurse Media: Journal of Nursing2087-78112406-87992024-04-01141859510.14710/nmjn.v14i1.5694923925The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care FacilitiesDianis Wulan Sari0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1661-7999Elida Ulfiana1Nourmayansa Vidya Anggraini2Niko Dima Kristianingrum3Gading Ekapuja Aurizki4Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe5Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, IndonesiaDepartment of Basic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, IndonesiaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, IndonesiaSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Brawijaya, IndonesiaDivision of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester , United KingdomDepartment of Home and Palliative Care Nursing Science, School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, JapanBackground: Ageism negatively impacts older adults’ health, especially in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), where healthcare workers often hold unfavorable views of them. Understanding these perspectives is vital for combating ageism and improving LTCF quality. Yet, comprehensive studies on healthcare workers’ attitudes toward ageism are lacking, hindering targeted interventions. Therefore, grasping their attitudes and behaviors is crucial for addressing ageism in LTCFs and enhancing care for older adults. Purpose: This study aimed to explore healthcare workers’ expectations regarding aging and their perspective on ageism towards older adults in LTCFs. Methods: This study was randomly conducted in sixteen LTCFs across Indonesia’s five largest islands using a cross-sectional study with a comparative descriptive design. Participants included 56 nurses and 173 non-licensed caregivers. Data on aging expectations and ageism perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic were collected. An online and offline self-administered questionnaires (i.e., participant’s characteristics, the expectations regarding aging survey, ageism perspective in time of the COVID-19 pandemic) were conducted. Differences between nurses and caregivers were analyzed using chi-square and independent t-tests. Results: Altogether, 56 nurses and 173 caregivers (with an average age of 39.9 years) participated in the study. Significant differences were observed between nurses and non-licensed caregivers in their expectations regarding physical health, mental health, and overall expectations regarding aging (p-value = <0.001, <0.001, <0.001, respectively). Non-licensed caregivers had higher mean scores for each item compared to nurses. Whereas, the perspective nurse and non-licensed caregivers were significantly different about older adults being more accessible to being infected with SARS-CoV-2, vulnerable population, prone to severity, easier to expose virus, low income, must isolated (p-value = 0.029, 0.007, 0.010, 0.033, <0.001, <0.001, respectively). The mean score of each item of nurses was higher than non-licensed caregivers. Conclusion: The expectation regarding aging of caregivers was higher than nurses. In line, the nurses’ scores have a lower attitude toward ageism during time COVID-19 pandemic. Exposure to ageism behavior and ageing conditions needs to be done for healthcare workers.https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/medianers/article/view/56949ageismhealthcare serviceshealthcare workerscovid-19long-term care |
| spellingShingle | Dianis Wulan Sari Elida Ulfiana Nourmayansa Vidya Anggraini Niko Dima Kristianingrum Gading Ekapuja Aurizki Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities Nurse Media: Journal of Nursing ageism healthcare services healthcare workers covid-19 long-term care |
| title | The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities |
| title_full | The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities |
| title_fullStr | The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities |
| title_short | The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities |
| title_sort | expectations regarding aging and ageism perspective between nurses and caregivers in long term care facilities |
| topic | ageism healthcare services healthcare workers covid-19 long-term care |
| url | https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/medianers/article/view/56949 |
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