A Study on the Images of Elderly People in Oriental-Medical University Students-Changes in the Students' Image of Elderly people after Practice in a Nursing Home-
10.3777/jjsam.55.68
- VernacularTitle:しん灸学部学生の高齢者のイメージに関する研究‐老人ホーム実習による変化‐
- Author:
Kunio MIZUNUMA
;
Norihito TAKAHASHI
;
Hiroyuki TSURU
;
Tadasu MATSUMOTO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
questionnaire;
images of the elderly;
nursing practice;
student
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2005;55(1):68-76
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
[Objective] There are two types of image the students have towards elderly people, positive and negative, and it is thought to be difficult for students to interact with elderly people when negative images are the most powerful. Changes in the students' feelings towards elderly people during their time in a nursing home are of importance when assessing the project's educational effectiveness. Given this factor, we have researched the changes in the students' impression towards elderly people before and after the project.
[Method] We carried out a research questionnaire before and after the project.
[Results] Number of valid response was 106 before the project (response rate 89.8%), and 56 after the project (response rate 47.5%). Over half (56%) of the students said that their image of elderly people changed after the project. Negative image comes from realising elderly people's physical disability and difficulty in having conversations with them, and positive image comes from understanding elderly people more by interacting with them.
[Conclusions] Although there was a growing awareness of elderly people and some of the students changed their feeling towards them, there are still students who have a negative image. We think that it is important to provide methods of approaches before and during the project to minimise these negative images.
