Is older adult care mediated by caregivers’ cultural stereotypes? The role of competence and warmth attribution
| Autor: | Fernández Ballesteros, Rocío, Bustillos, Antonio, Santacreu Ivars, Marta, Schettini, Rocío, Díaz-Veiga, Pura, Huici, Carmen |
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| Přispěvatelé: | UAM. Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la Salud |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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person-centered care vs standard care
Adult Male Stereotype content model Gerontología Young Adult Geriatric Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Homes for the Aged Humans Cultural Competency Older adult functioning Original Research Stereotyping older adult functioning Person-centered care vs standard care Middle Aged Cultural stereotypes Psicología Sociological Factors Nursing Homes Geriatría cultural stereotypes Caregivers caregiver functioning stereotype content model Caregiver functioning Female |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Interventions in Aging ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científica Universidad Europea (UEM) Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM instname |
| ISSN: | 1178-1998 1176-9092 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine, from the stereotype content model (SCM) perspective, the role of the competence and warmth stereotypes of older adults held by professional caregivers. Methods: A quasi-experimental design, ex post facto with observational analyses, was used in this study. The cultural view on competence and warmth was assessed in 100 caregivers working in a set of six residential geriatric care units (three of them organized following a person-centered care approach and the other three providing standard geriatric care). In order to assess caregivers’ cultural stereotypical views, the SCM questionnaire was administered. To evaluate the role of caregivers’ cultural stereotypes in their professional performance as well as in older adult functioning, two observational scales from the Sistema de Evaluación de Residencias de Ancianos (assessment system for older adults residences)-RS (staff functioning and residents’ functioning) were applied. Results: Caregivers’ cultural views of older adults (compared to young people) are characterized by low competence and high warmth, replicating the data obtained elsewhere from the SCM. Most importantly, the person-centered units predict better staff performance and better resident functioning than standard units. Moreover, cultural stereotyping of older adult competence moderates the effects of staff performance on resident functioning, in line with the findings of previous research. Conclusion: Our results underline the influence of caregivers’ cultural stereotypes on the type of care, as well as on their professional behaviors and on older adult functioning. Caregivers’ cultural stereotypes could be considered as a central issue in older adult care since they mediate the triangle of care: caregivers/older adults/type of care; therefore, much more attention should be paid to this psychosocial care component This study was supported by the EVE Project (Aging stereotypes: associations, effects and actions; Estereotipos sobre la vejez: asociaciones, efectos y actuaciones) and PSI 2010-1770 by the Science and Innovation Ministry of Spain |
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