Background Nursing and midwifery students' perceptions and attitudes toward older adults
affect their behaviours, career choices and/or the quality of care provided to older adults …

Metaphors are part of everyday language as they help us to communicate effectively and
allow us to reveal meaning to concepts. Older adults have been described using metaphors …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to reveal the perceptions of nursing students about the
concept of aging through metaphors. Methods: The basic qualitative research design was …

Purpose This study aims to describe the metaphorical perceptions of nursing students
towards sexuality in older people through metaphor. Background Age-related changes and …

Purpose: To determine older adults' metaphorical perceptions of the concept of aging.
Method: Participants in this qualitative study comprised 57 older adults as determined using …

Aim: This study which has been planned with the purpose of determining nursing students'
professional perceptions with metaphors, is a descriptive one. Method: This descriptive …

Aim: In this study, the aim was to determine the perceptions about death of the students
studying in the nursing department through metaphors. Materials and Methods: In this …

Aim To integrate the current international knowledge and enhance our understanding of the
experiences of older people of being cared for in nursing homes. Background There is a …

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of metaphor by independent seniors taking
medication for chronic health conditions. Narratives from a larger study using grounded …

Purpose. There is ongoing public and private concern regarding the appropriateness of
young people with complex health needs residing in nursing homes and the search for …