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Shahzadeh Ghasemi R, Dehdari T, Fioozi Yousefi F, Hoseini A S. The Survey of Health Care Providers’ Attitudes Towards the Elderly in Gorgan in 2019: A Short Report. JRUMS 2021; 20 (5) :597-606
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The Survey of Health Care Providers’ Attitudes Towards the Elderly in Gorgan in 2019: A Short Report
Iran University of Medical Sciences
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Background and Objectives: The attitude of health care providers towards the elderly has an important effect on the quality of service delivery. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of health staff in Gorgan towards the elderly.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 395 health care providers in Gorgan in 2019 were selected by census sampling method and completed a questionnaire on demographic information and attitudes towards the elderly. Data were analyzed by independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and one-way analysis of variance.
Results: 73 participants (18.5%) had a good attitude towards the elderly, 319 (80.8%) had a moderate attitude, and 3 (0.8%) had a weak attitude. There was a statistically significant relationship between the overall score of attitude towards the elderly and job background (p<0.001).
Conclusion: There was a moderate attitude towards the elderly in most of the participants. Designing and implementing more interventions is necessary to promote a positive attitude towards the elderly.
Key words: Elderly, Attitude towards the elderly, Health care providers, Gorgan
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.IUMS.REC.1397.759).
How to cite this article: Shahzadeh Ghasemi R, Dehdari T, Fioozi Yousefi F, Hoseini AS. The Survey of of Health Care Providers’ Attitudes Towards the Elderly in Gorgan in 2019: A Short Report. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2021; 20 (5): 597-606. [Farsi]
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study, 395 health care providers in Gorgan in 2019 were selected by census sampling method and completed a questionnaire on demographic information and attitudes towards the elderly. Data were analyzed by independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and one-way analysis of variance.
Results: 73 participants (18.5%) had a good attitude towards the elderly, 319 (80.8%) had a moderate attitude, and 3 (0.8%) had a weak attitude. There was a statistically significant relationship between the overall score of attitude towards the elderly and job background (p<0.001).
Conclusion: There was a moderate attitude towards the elderly in most of the participants. Designing and implementing more interventions is necessary to promote a positive attitude towards the elderly.
Key words: Elderly, Attitude towards the elderly, Health care providers, Gorgan
Funding: This study did not have any funds.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.IUMS.REC.1397.759).
How to cite this article: Shahzadeh Ghasemi R, Dehdari T, Fioozi Yousefi F, Hoseini AS. The Survey of of Health Care Providers’ Attitudes Towards the Elderly in Gorgan in 2019: A Short Report. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2021; 20 (5): 597-606. [Farsi]
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Environmental Health
Received: 2020/07/12 | Accepted: 2021/05/19 | Published: 2021/08/19
Received: 2020/07/12 | Accepted: 2021/05/19 | Published: 2021/08/19
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