Volume 13, Issue 6 (9-2014)
ijdld 2014, 13(6): 479-486 |
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Hamid Asayesh1 
, Mostafa Qorbani * 2, Mohammad Parvaresh Masoud1 , Hossein Rahmani Anarki3 , Hossein Ansari4 , Morteza Mansourian5 , Aziz Rezapour6 , Farshad Sharifi7 , Rasoul Mohammadi8
, Mostafa Qorbani * 2, Mohammad Parvaresh Masoud1 , Hossein Rahmani Anarki3 , Hossein Ansari4 , Morteza Mansourian5 , Aziz Rezapour6 , Farshad Sharifi7 , Rasoul Mohammadi8
1- 1. Instructor, Faculty Member, Medical Emergency Department, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
2- 2. Assistant Professor, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran ,mqorbani1379@gmail.com
3- 4. Instructor, Medical-surgical Department, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
4- 5. Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
5- 6. Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
6- 7. Department of Health Economic, School of Heath Management and Information Sciences, Heath Management and Economic Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7- 8. Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
8- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- 2. Assistant Professor, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran ,
3- 4. Instructor, Medical-surgical Department, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
4- 5. Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
5- 6. Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
6- 7. Department of Health Economic, School of Heath Management and Information Sciences, Heath Management and Economic Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7- 8. Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
8- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (9399 Views)
Background: Health staffs have different attitudes and beliefs toward elders that have effect on their behaviors in health service delivery to elders. This study was done for determination of Golestan province health centers general practitioners (GPs) attitude toward elders.
Methods: In this cross sectional study, 152 general practitioners of Golestan province health centers were selected via random sampling. The Kogan's Attitudes toward Older People Scale (KAOPS) questionnaire was used as data gathering tools. Data analysis was done in SPSS 16 software using Pearson correlation coefficient, paired t-test, t-tests and one way ANOVA test.
Results: Mean (standard deviation) of participants age was 34.73 (6.26) years. Mean (standard deviation) of total score of attitude toward elder scale was 115.48 (10.22) (score range in scale 34-204). 54.2 percent of GPs have lower score than mean. Negative attitude mean score were higher than positive attitude mean score which was statistically significant (P= 0.0001).
Conclusion: According to our finding, only half of GPs had favorite attitude toward elder. Whereas negative attitudes were higher than positive attitude toward elder, designing some programs for change in attitude of heath care staffs is necessary.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2014/11/17 | Accepted: 2014/11/17 | Published: 2014/11/17
Received: 2014/11/17 | Accepted: 2014/11/17 | Published: 2014/11/17
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