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| The beliefs and attitudes of physiotherapy students in Scotland toward older people | | Author(s) | Jennifer Duthie, Marie Donaghy |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 27, no 3, 2009 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Medical Press, imprint of Informa healthcare, 2009 |
| Pages | pp 245-266 |
| Source | http://informahealthcare.com/loi/pog doi:10.1080/02703180802430328 |
| Keywords | Physiotherapists ; Students ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social surveys ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | The beliefs and attitudes of physiotherapists or physiotherapy students toward older people are poorly represented in the literature, with several authors highlighting the importance of pre-registration education in determining attitudes of healthcare staff. This study investigated and compared first and fourth year undergraduate physiotherapy students' beliefs and attitudes toward older people and explored if any association existed between student characteristics and attitudes. A convenience sample of 175 students completed a questionnaire. Students' attitudes toward older people were found to be mainly neutral or positive, but some differences were found between first and fourth year students' attitudes and ageist tendencies were detected in some students. Previous contact with fit, healthy older people and teaching specifically about the needs of older people had a positive effect on attitudes. Students described "a person over 70" using mainly negative stereotypical traits, but envisaged themselves at 70 more positively. However the data in relation to this component of the questionnaire have only face validity. This study serves as an important preliminary study of physiotherapy students' beliefs and attitudes toward older people. Further research employing longitudinal, multi-method approaches to explore pre- and post-relevant teaching and placement experiences would be useful. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100819206 A |
| Classmark | QTM: XN: TOB: 3F: 9A |
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