The Effect of Attitudes Towards Older People On Caring Behaviors Among Senior Nursing Students Hemşirelik Son Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Yaşlı Bireye Yönelik Tutumlarının Bakım Davranışları Üzerine Etkisi
Journal of Nursing Effect, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.227-239, 2026 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.46483/jnef.1562988
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Nursing Effect
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.227-239
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Attitude, Care behaviors, Nursing student, Older adult
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: The effect of nursing students’ attitudes towards older adults on their perception of care is an important factor in evaluating care quality and patient satisfaction. Positive attitudes towards older adults can directly affect nurses’ care practices, which can improve the quality of care. Objective: This research was carried out to determine the effect of senior nursing students’ attitudes towards the older adults on their care behaviors. Method: The study, which had a descriptive and relationship design, was conducted on two campuses of a private university in Istanbul with 172 senior nursing students who agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected with the Individual Characteristics Form, Attitude Scale towards Elderly Individuals and Care Behavior Scale-24. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, One-way ANOVA and hierarchical regression analysiswere used in the evaluation of the data. Results: Nursing students’ caring behaviors (5.30 ± 0.78) were accepted as high level, and their attitudes towards elderly individuals were accepted as low-moderate level (122.37 ± 14.22). A significant difference was found between age, experience of living with an older adult, desire to work in older adults care units, and care behaviors. There was asignificant negative attitudes had a negative effect on the knowledge-skill sub-dimension of care behaviors (B=-0.139; p<0.05). Conclusion: Research findings show that nursing students’ positive attitudes towards older adults affect their care behaviors. Additionally, factors such as age and willingness to work in older adult care units were found to be effective in the formation of positive attitudes. These results indicate that nursing education should be improved regarding the care of older adults.