Attitudes towards ageing of Speech-language Pathology students in a Chilean University
Actitudes hacia el envejecimiento por parte de los estudiantes de Fonoaudiología de una Universidad Chilena
Felipe Henríquez; Natalia Retamal; Fernanda Silva; Camilo Morales.
Abstract
Purpose: Describe the attitudes towards ageing of senior undergraduate Speech-language Pathology students in a Chilean University. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which the validated Spanish version of the Kogan’s Attitudes Toward Old People Scale (KAOP) was applied to 43 students in the aforementioned course. The average scores were compared for the variables gender and interaction with the elderly. Results: A trend towards a positive attitude was observed. No differences were found for the variables described. An analysis was carried out with the items in which trends towards negative attitude were reported, and the implications were discussed. Conclusion: Although a positive attitude was reported, aspects of student academic training should be more comprehensively studied with a view to improving the quality of assistance provided to the elderly
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Objetivo: Describir las actitudes hacia el envejecimiento por parte de los estudiantes de último año de estudios pertenecientes a la Carrera de Fonoaudiología de una Universidad Chilena. Método: Se llevó a cabo un estudio de Corte Transversal, mediante el cual se aplicó la validación al español de la Escala de Actitudes Hacia el Envejecimiento de Kogan (KAOP) a 43 estudiantes de esta carrera. Se compararon los promedios de puntuación según variable género, y aquellas relacionadas a la interacción con adultos mayores. Resultados: Hubo una tendencia hacia la actitud positiva. No se encontraron diferencias según las variables mencionadas. Se llevó a cabo un análisis de aquellos ítems donde se reportaron tendencias hacia actitud negativa, discutiendo sus implicancias. Conclusión: Si bien hubo reporte de actitud positiva, resulta necesario continuar profundizando en aspectos de la formación académica de los estudiantes, con miras a mejorar la calidad de la atención de los adultos mayores.
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Submitted date:
01/10/2019
Accepted date:
05/10/2019
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