Investigating the Relationship Between Nurses’ Attitude and Ethical Sensitivity Ability Towards the Elderly - A Case Study
محل انتشار: مجله گزارشات و فناوری سلامت، دوره: 9، شماره: 1
سال انتشار: 1402
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 62
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JR_IJHLS-9-1_004
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چکیده مقاله:
Background: Older adults need more specialized care due to their complex conditions, and each part of the healthcare system
plays a specific role. In addition, nurses have the most human relationship regarding patient duration and depth. Therefore, the
quality of providing care to the elderly is influenced by many factors, including nurses’ attitudes and ethical sensitivity.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between nurses’ attitudes and ethical sensitivity ability towards the
elderly in hospitals and their effective factors.
Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on selected (training and non-training) hospitals affiliated with the Ilam
University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in ۲۰۲۲. The population included ۳۸۰ nurses, who were selected by random sampling. The data
were collected using two questionnaires, including the standard questionnaire on nurses’ ethical sensitivity in decision-making
and Kogan’s Attitudes Toward Old People Scale (Kogan OP Scale). Finally, the data were analyzed by descriptive-inferential statistical
tests and SPSS software version ۲۴.
Results: The results showed no significant difference between the mean score of nurses’ ethical sensitivity and attitudes (P = ۰.۸۰۷).
In addition, no significant relationship was found between the level of ethical sense and individual characteristics of nurses, including
age, gender, education level, marital status, work experience, workplace sector, and nursing work type (P > ۰.۰۵). However, a
significant relationship was found between age and attitude (P = ۰.۰۳۱).
Conclusions: Nurses have to deal with many ethical situations when caring for elderly patients, so a positive attitude is essential
when dealing with the elderly. As a result, nurses respect the rights of elderly patients to make decisions and preserve their independence.
Further, educational programs such as workshops and continuous training courses can help develop nurses’ ethical
sensitivity.
کلیدواژه ها:
نویسندگان
Shima Zeynali
Department of Geriatric Nursing, Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam, Iran
Elham Shafei
Health and Environment Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
Mosayeb Mozafari
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran