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| Effects of intergenerational massage on future caregivers' attitudes toward aging, the elderly, and caring for the elderly | | Author(s) | Christopher R Ward, Mary E Duquin, Heidi Streetman |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 24, no 1, January-February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 35-46 |
| Keywords | Medical workers ; Curricula ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Touch ; Older people ; Young people ; Social interaction ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The aim of the study was to design the most effective curriculum to change attitudes and thereby better prepare health care professionals to care for older people. The study built on previous work that showed curriculum modules that included both instruction about ageing and contact with older people have been effective in changing attitudes and increasing interest in working with older people. A groups of 14 students in health related professions at the University of Pittsburgh, United States (US) enrolled in a therapeutic massage course which involved older clients. The course included instruction on ageing and massage techniques and extended practice with older adults. The study found a positive shift in student attitudes toward the older clients during the massage experience, and it concluded that intergenerational massage may be an important element in educating care professionals for work with older people. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980227403 A |
| Classmark | QT: V9C: TOB: BLU: B: SB: TMA: 7T |
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