Perceptions of aging and ageism among Mexican physicians-in-training
| Autor: | Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Haydee Cristina Verduzco-Aguirre, A Perez-de-Acha, Sergio Contreras-Garduño, Carolina Gómez-Moreno, Jacqueline Alcalde-Castro, Yanin Chavarri-Guerra, A. P. Navarrete-Reyes, José Alberto Avila-Funes, J.M.A. García-Lara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Gerontology Aging Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Frail Elderly media_common.quotation_subject Positive perception Medical Oncology Patient care Ageism Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Perception medicine Humans Negative perception Mexico Negativism Aged media_common Geriatrics Stereotyping Frailty Descriptive statistics business.industry Internship and Residency General Medicine 030104 developmental biology Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and Translational Oncology. 21:1730-1735 |
| ISSN: | 1699-3055 1699-048X |
| Popis: | Attributing negative stereotypes to older adults (ageism) may lead to undertreatment, but little is known about the prevalence of ageism among physicians treating patients with cancer in Ibero-America. We studied stereotypes of aging among Mexican physicians-in-training. Physicians-in-training attending an oncology meeting answered the “Negative Attributes and Positive Potential in Old Age” survey. Ten questions assessed positive characteristics of aging (PPOA; score 1–4, higher scores represent a positive perception), and four assessed negative characteristics (NAOA; score 1–4, higher score representing a negative perception). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the questionnaires. Participants completed the “Image-of-Aging” question by writing five words describing older adults and young individuals. Each word was rated from − 5 (negative) to + 5 (positive), and presented as word clouds. One hundred physicians-in-training (median age 28.5) were included. For the PPOA scale, the mean score was 2.9 (SD 0.4), while for the NAOA scale it was 2.1 (SD 0.4). Perceptions of aging were better among women and trainees enrolled in geriatrics and/or oncology-related programs. In the “Image-of-Aging” questions, median rating of words describing older adults was − 2, compared to + 3 for young individuals (p |
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