The effects of service-learning on college students' attitudes toward older adults

F Augustin, B Freshman - Gerontology & geriatrics education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The current US health care workforce shortage is at crisis levels for providers who specialize
in elder care. Barriers such as ageism, lack of awareness of the need for workers, and lack …

Attitudes toward and willingness to work with older people among undergraduate nursing students in a public university in Sri Lanka: A cross sectional study

S Rathnayake, Y Athukorala, S Siop - Nurse Education Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Background With the increased number of older people globally, caring for older people has
become a challenge for many countries. Nurses have a pivotal role in providing quality care …

The influence of theory and practice on perceptions about caring for ill older people–A literature review

SM Sizer, RL Burton, A Harris - Nurse education in practice, 2016 - Elsevier
The increasing longevity of the world's population implies the requirement for a nursing
workforce who are appropriately equipped to care for older people when they are ill …

Determinants of undergraduate nursing students' care willingness towards the elderly in China: Attitudes, gratitude and knowledge

S Zhang, Y Liu, H Zhang, L Meng, P Liu - Nurse Education Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Background An aging population has become a serious problem in China. Improving the
nursing students' care willingness is a critical way to solve this dilemma. Few studies reveal …

Nursing students' willingness to care for older adults in Taiwan

MJ Chi, ML Shyu, SY Wang… - Journal of Nursing …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The possibilities that nurses will take care of persons 65 years of age or older
in hospitals and communities are increasing due to a growing aged population. Nursing …

Impact of a stand-alone course in gerontological nursing on undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of working with older adults: a quasi-experimental study

AR Koehler, S Davies, LR Smith, T Hooks… - Nurse Education …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background With an aging population, it is critical that nurses are educated and prepared to
offer quality healthcare to this client group. Incorporating gerontology content into nursing …

A cross-sectional view of Australian undergraduate nurses' perceptions of working with older people

C Neville - Collegian, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to understand undergraduate nurses' perceptions of working with
older people. This important issue has implications for stakeholders such as the nursing …

A qualitative investigation of gerontological practice: The views of social work and psychology students, faculty, and practitioners

S Webb, J Chonody, R Ranzijn, J Bryan… - … & geriatrics education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Recently there has been an increase in the population of older adults; however, this
increase has not been reflected in the helping professions. The aim of this study was to …

Learning with older people—Outcomes of a quasi-experimental study

S Koskinen, L Salminen, P Puukka, H Leino-Kilpi - Nurse Education Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Nursing students' interest in older people nursing needs to be enhanced, as
there is a demand for competent nurses who prefer to work in older people nursing …

Addressing future demands: Development of an online gerontological nursing course

B Mastel-Smith, T Nash, K Caruso - Geriatric Nursing, 2016 - Elsevier
Nursing students often hold negative views of and do not want to work with older people.
Innovative approaches to engage nursing students in geriatric content hold the potential to …