Career dreams among health care students: 'I want to make a difference.'
| Autor: | Karen Pallesgaard Munk, Jette Henriksen, Inge Bundgård Øster |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Value (ethics)
Occupational therapy Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Students Health Occupations Bachelor Attitude of Health Personnel gerontology media_common.quotation_subject Denmark education Geriatrics gerontology education elderly Education Interviews as Topic older people 03 medical and health sciences Health services Young Adult Nursing relaxation nursing 030502 gerontology career occupational therapy Health care medicine Humans physiotherapy media_common Geriatrics geriatrics 030504 nursing Career Choice business.industry health care program psychomotor therapy Middle Aged Focus group Variety (cybernetics) nutrition Female Geriatrics and Gerontology 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Øster, I, Munk, K & Henriksen, J 2017, ' Career dreams among health care students: 'I want to make a difference.' ', Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, pp. 1-14 . https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2017.1311881 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02701960.2017.1311881 |
| Popis: | There is a continuous increase in demand for health services in most countries because people who are older are living longer. Health care for people who are older is not, generally, an attractive career option for undergraduate health professionals. This study investigated career dreams among undergraduates studying a variety of health care subjects to understand what motivates them. Eighteen focus groups were conducted with 90 students, and template analysis was performed within a sociological framework. Four themes emerged from the analysis: no plans to work with people who are older, dreaming of making a difference, seeking variety, and the impact of clinical placements on stimulating or reducing interest in working with people who are older. Geriatrics and gerontology do not offer the opportunities that students are looking for in their future careers. There is a need to change the way we talk about adults who are older everywhere, not just in health care training. However, health care educators should also help students to understand the value of care provided to adults who are older. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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