The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge of aging and the attitudes toward the elderly among nursing students, and to determine the correlation between the two. It can serve as a reference in designing geriatric nursing course and practical training. Self-reported structural questionnaires were mailed to nursing students who were sampled by the purposive sampling procedure. Nine hundred and eighteen questionnaires were returned. This data was analyzed by SPSS PC + Software. The results were as follows: 1. The average score among nursing students on knowledge of aging was 37.17 (SD=3.834, correct rate=72.88%). 2. Positive attitudes was noted among nursing students toward the elderly. 3. “Age” was the only variable statistically significantly associated with “the knowledge of aging” (p<0.05). “Willing to choose to care for the elderly” was the only variable statistically significantly associated with “attitudes toward the elderly” (p<0.05). 4. The knowledge of aging and the attitudes toward the elderly among nursing students were not statistically correlated.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge of aging and the attitudes toward the elderly among nursing students, and to determine the correlation between the two. It can serve as a reference in designing geriatric nursing course and practical training. Self-reported structural questionnaires were mailed to nursing students who were sampled by the purposive sampling procedure. Nine hundred and eighteen questionnaires were returned. This data was analyzed by SPSS PC + Software. The results were as follows: 1. The average score among nursing students on knowledge of aging was 37.17 (SD=3.834, correct rate=72.88%). 2. Positive attitudes was noted among nursing students toward the elderly. 3. “Age” was the only variable statistically significantly associated with “the knowledge of aging” (p<0.05). “Willing to choose to care for the elderly” was the only variable statistically significantly associated with “attitudes toward the elderly” (p<0.05). 4. The knowledge of aging and the attitudes toward the elderly among nursing students were not statistically correlated.