Objective To determine which interventions are the most effective in improving attitudes
toward older persons in undergraduate health and social sciences students. Design …

This literature review defines ageism, discusses attitudes of ageism and factors related to
attitudes of ageism among nurses and student nurses, and describes educational …

Background: The population of older people is increasing worldwide. The social and
healthcare systems need many nurses to care for the elderly. Positive attitudes increase the …

In 1969, Butler (1969) first coined the term “ageism” to confront “prejudice by one age group
toward other age groups”(pp. 243). As with other “isms,” such as racism and sexism, ageism …

Nursing education programs have a responsibility to prepare future nurses to care for the
growing number of older adults who will be accessing health care services. Preparation …

Nursing students rate geriatric nursing poorly in career preferences, but aging populations
mean more older people require access to health care. Negative attitudes held by nursing …

Ageism is an age-based form of discrimination that still prevails in our modern society. As
other forms of discrimination, older adults may encounter ageist discourses in a variety of …

Objective This review aimed to examine the changes of knowledge, attitude and working
intention in nursing students after an undergraduate geriatric nursing education. Design A …

Stereotypes of older adults and assumptions of old age as a time of dependency and
vulnerability affect not only how older adults are perceived and treated by society, but how …

Background Nursing students' intentions to work with older people are low, despite a
worldwide need for gerontological nursing, with ageism being the main culprit. Romania …