Assessment of Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Physiological Changes of Elderly People in El-Azhar Univeristy at Assuit City, Egypt.

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1 Nursing Specialist of Nursing Instantiation, El-Azhar University, Assuit City, Egypt.

2 Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

3 Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.

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The study aimed to assess the students' knowledge and attitudes related to physiological changes of elderly people in El-Azhar University at Assuit city, Egypt. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized. Setting: This study conducted in two faculties (Education and Shariaa and low) at El-azahr University. The total sample size was 363 female students who were selected by random sample from two faculties in El-Azhar University at Assuit City. Three tools were used, tool 1: Students' socio-demographic characteristic and education background questionnaire, tool II: facts on aging quiz 2 (FAQZ) and tool III: attitude toward old people scale (ATOP). Results: 44.6% of students participants had fair knowledge, 70.2% of students participants had negative attitude, also there was a significant positive correlation between knowledge score and attitude score (r =0.114 & p = 0.029), and there was a significant positive correlation between their ages and knowledge score (r = 0.134& p = 0.011). Conclusion Majority of students had a fair score of knowledge related to physiological changes which occur to the elderly people however; the majority of them had a negative attitude toward elderly people. Recommendation: an educational program to raise the level of knowledge and attitude related to physiological changes of elderly people is needed.

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Volume 8, Issue 20.0 - Serial Number 3
supplement march 2020
March 2020
Pages 1-11

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