Ahmed Hassan, F., Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz, N., Abd-El Hameed Abd-ELaziz, S. (2020). Assessment of Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Physiological Changes of Elderly People in El-Azhar Univeristy at Assuit City, Egypt.. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 8(20.0), 1-11. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.88452
Fatma Elzhraa Ahmed Hassan; Nermeen Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz; Saieda Abd-El Hameed Abd-ELaziz. "Assessment of Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Physiological Changes of Elderly People in El-Azhar Univeristy at Assuit City, Egypt.". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 8, 20.0, 2020, 1-11. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.88452
Ahmed Hassan, F., Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz, N., Abd-El Hameed Abd-ELaziz, S. (2020). 'Assessment of Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Physiological Changes of Elderly People in El-Azhar Univeristy at Assuit City, Egypt.', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 8(20.0), pp. 1-11. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.88452
Ahmed Hassan, F., Mahmoud Abd El-Aziz, N., Abd-El Hameed Abd-ELaziz, S. Assessment of Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Physiological Changes of Elderly People in El-Azhar Univeristy at Assuit City, Egypt.. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2020; 8(20.0): 1-11. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2020.88452
Assessment of Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Physiological Changes of Elderly People in El-Azhar Univeristy at Assuit City, Egypt.
1Nursing Specialist of Nursing Instantiation, El-Azhar University, Assuit City, Egypt.
2Assistant Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.
3Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.
Abstract
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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