Reactions to Ageing Among Australian Students: a Rural-Urban Comparison
| Autor: | Celia Saw, Suzy Gattuso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Community and Home Care
Occupational therapy Gerontology Attitude score medicine.medical_specialty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject education Significant difference General Medicine Moderation Ageing Rural background Medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology business Welfare Human services media_common |
| Zdroj: | Australasian Journal on Ageing. 17:38-39 |
| ISSN: | 1440-6381 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1998.tb00223.x |
| Popis: | Book reviews in this article: Objective: To assess expectations about ageing of rural- and urban-reared students preparing for careers in health and human services. Method: A survey of 136 students at three rural campuses was conducted using the Reactions to Ageing Questionnaire. Students were enrolled in first- and second-year occupational therapy, nursing and welfare. Intimate contact with older people, defined as the number of people aged 65 and over counted as family or friends, was treated as a moderator variable. Results: There was a significant difference in attitude depending on the background of students, with rural students being more negative in attitude. Neither course of study nor intimate contact was associated with attitude score. Conclusions: Rural background may be an important factor in attitudes towards ageing and attitudes may be relatively independent of intimate contact with older people. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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