Impact of a Nonfamilial Intergenerational Program with a Mobile Application on College Students’ Attitudes toward Older Adults in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Tseng ◽  
Hsinyi Hsiao ◽  
Pei-Lung Yu ◽  
Yi Chen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Intergenerational Program ◽  
Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽  
Students Attitudes

The Impact of TimeSlips on Undergraduate Students in Service Learning With Older Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sabine Heuer
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitude Shift ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Entries

Purpose Future speech-language pathologists are often unprepared in their academic training to serve the communicative and cognitive needs of older adults with dementia. While negative attitudes toward older adults are prevalent among undergraduate students, service learning has been shown to positively affect students' attitudes toward older adults. TimeSlips is an evidence-based approach that has been shown to improve health care students' attitudes toward older adults. The purpose of this study is to explore the change in attitudes in speech-language pathology students toward older adults using TimeSlips in service learning. Method Fifty-one students participated in TimeSlips service learning with older adults and completed the Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS) before and after service learning. In addition, students completed a reflection journal. The DAS data were analyzed using nonparametric statistics, and journal entries were analyzed using a qualitative analysis approach. Results The service learners exhibited a significant increase in positive attitude as indexed on the DAS. The reflective journal entries supported the positive change in attitudes. Conclusions A noticeable attitude shift was indexed in reflective journals and on the DAS. TimeSlips is an evidence-based, patient-centered approach well suited to address challenges in the preparation of Communication Sciences and Disorders students to work with the growing population of older adults.

scholarly journals USING ARTISTIC TAPESTRIES TO EXPLORE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD OLDER ADULTS AND THE AGING PROCESS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 923-923
Author(s):  
T Damianakis ◽  
A Alberton ◽  
K Hrncic-Lipovic ◽  
A Bake ◽  
A Barron
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽  
Students Attitudes

Changing Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Older Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest Gonzales ◽  
Nancy Morrow-Howell ◽  
Pat Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽  
Students Attitudes

Undergraduate Students' Attitudes Toward, and Personality Correlates in Relation to, Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 1741-1748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Mansfield-Green ◽  
Nakita-Rose Morrisseau ◽  
Paul M Valliant ◽  
Joseph M Caswell
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽  
Personality Factor Questionnaire ◽  
Students Attitudes

Attitudes toward older adults have been implicated as a variable likely to influence quality of life and care later in life. Given the trend toward an increase in the proportion of the population aged over 65 years in Canada, it is imperative to understand these attitudes. Prior researchers have indicated that personality traits are likely to influence individuals' attitudes. Therefore, we examined attitudes toward older adults and the personality correlates associated with these attitudes. Participants (N = 171 undergraduate students) completed the Kogan's Attitude toward Old People Scale and the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. Overall positive attitudes toward older adults were observed. Evaluation of the data showed that positive attitudes were associated with elevated 16PF scores, specifically, for rule-consciousness, warmth, emotional stability, and tension, with women exhibiting particularly high levels of warmth. Additional findings related to exposure to older adults and perceptions of the older persons themselves are discussed.

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