目的:本研究以Kolb體驗學習圈為架構,探討護生參與體驗方案後,對高齡者的態度變化。方法:類實驗研究設計,採立意取樣,以台灣北部地區某技術學院280名護生為研究對象,實驗組142名,控制組138名,運用結構式問卷,收集護生參與體驗方案前後對高齡者的態度。結果:護生接受體驗方案後,對高齡者的整體態度有顯著的正向變化,特別是「生理狀況態度」層面的提升幅度最多;護生的年齡及其與高齡者相處頻率,會影響其對高齡者的態度,解釋力為13%。結論:本研究的體驗方案可提供護理教師設計高齡照護課程內容的參考,也建議在護理課程中應多增加兩代互動的教學活動,以作為推動新世代投入高齡照護職場的策略。
Purpose: This study adopted the Kolb experiential learning cycle as the framework to examine nursing students participating in an experiential intervention and their changes in attitude toward older people. Method: A quasi-experimental design was employed, and purposive sampling was used to recruit 280 nursing students from a technical college in northern Taiwan, of which 142 and 138 students were respectively assigned to the experimental and control groups. A structural questionnaire was administered to collect information regarding the students' attitude toward older people before and after the intervention. Results: After participating in the experiential intervention, the students' overall attitude toward older people improved significantly. "Attitude toward physiological condition" was the most influential of all dimensions. The attitude change toward older people varied according to nursing students' age and frequency of interaction with older people. The total variance can be explained by the final regression equation 13%. Conclusion: The experiential intervention protocol of this study can serve as reference for nursing scholars to adjusting the content of gerontological nursing courses. Many intergenerational activities also suggested to design in nursing courses to promote the younger generation's engagement in geriatric care occupations.