scholarly journals The Impact of Knowledge on the Formation of Attitudes Towards Ageing and the Elderly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris Jerončić Tomić ◽  
Mia Britvić ◽  
Rosanda Mulić ◽  
Nikola Kolja Poljak
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Maritime Studies ◽  
Competence Test ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: With the global trend towards an increasing aging population, there is a corresponding increase in the health problems associated with elderly population. Older people need more and more health services. According to the fews research, influencing factors on health care practice of the health workers towards the elderly in geriatric hospitals included knowledge, attitude, and gerontological education.Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if education in gerontology affects attitude towards ageing and the elderly among students at the University of Split. An additional objective was to determine the extent to which the students’ socio-demographic status (age, sex, domicile), different education and experience of life with the elderly affect their attitude towards ageing and the elderly.Methods: The population included in this study consisted of 301 students of the University of Split, 153 of whom attended the Faculty of Maritime Studies and 148 the School of Medicine. A total of 45 students had attended training in gerontology, while 265 had none. Information was gathered through a questionnaire that consisted of 3 parts: one investigating their socio-demographic characteristics, another looking into their attitudes towards the elderly (the Kogan score scale) and Palmer’s competence test.Results: A difference in attitude has been observed between students who had had training in gerontology compared to those who had none. Socio-demographic factors, different education and the experience of life with the elderly also affect student attitudes. Overall, School of Medicine students had a more positive attitude than those of the Faculty of Maritime Studies.Conclusion: Education in gerontology helps form a more positive attitude towards the elderly among students, meaning that educational programs should be changed with the aim of reducing the stigmatization of the elderly.

scholarly journals Required Longitudinal Service-Learning and Its Effects on Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward the Underserved

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Rose Arebalos ◽  
Faun Lee Botor ◽  
Edward Simanton ◽  
Jennifer Young
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Preclinical Phase ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Medical Student Attitudes ◽  
The University

AbstractAlthough medical students enter medicine with altruistic motives and seek to serve indigent populations, studies show that medical students’ attitudes towards the undeserved tend to worsen significantly as they go through their medical education. This finding emphasizes the need for medical educators to implement activities such as service-learning that may help mitigate this negative trend.All students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Medicine are required to participate in longitudinal service-learning throughout medical school, and a majority of students interact with the underserved at their service-learning sites. Using the previously validated Medical Student Attitudes Towards the Underserved (MSATU), independent sample T-tests showed that students who interact with underserved populations at their sites scored with significantly better attitudes towards the underserved at the end of their preclinical phase. Subjects included 58 medical students with 100% taking the MSATU. This result indicates that longitudinal service-learning, particularly when it includes interaction with the underserved, can be one method to combat the worsening of medical students’ attitudes as they complete their medical education.

scholarly journals A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a person-centered family planning intervention for community health workers on family planning outcomes in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Diamond-Smith ◽  
Claire McDonell ◽  
Ananta Basudev Sahu ◽  
Kali Prasad Roy ◽  
Katie Giessler
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Community Health ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
The University ◽  
Care Worker ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Person-centered quality for family planning has been gaining increased attention, yet few interventions have focused on this, or measured associations between person-centered quality for family planning and family planning outcomes (uptake, continuation, etc.). In India, the first point of contact for family planning is often the community health care worker, in this case, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). Methods In this study, we evaluate a training on person-centered family planning as an add-on to a training on family planning provision for urban ASHAs in Varanasi, India in 2019 using mixed methods. We first validate a scale to measure person-centered family planning in a community health worker population and find it to be valid. Higher person-centered family planning scores are associated with family planning uptake. Results Comparing women who saw intervention compared to control ASHAs, we find that the intervention had no impact on overall person-centered family planning scores. Women in the intervention arm were more likely to report that their ASHA had a strong preference about what method they choose, suggesting that the training increased provider pressure. However, qualitative interviews with ASHAs suggest that they value person-centered care for their interactions and absorbed the messages from the intervention. Conclusions More research is needed on how to intervene to change behaviors related to person-centered family planning. Trial registration This study received IRB approval from the University of California, San Francisco (IRB # 15–25,950) and was retrospectively registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04206527).

Impact on Admission to a School of Medicine of an Innovation in Selection Procedures

1974 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 1135-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Virginia Calkins ◽  
James M. Richards ◽  
Andrew McCanse ◽  
Michael M. Burgess ◽  
T. Lee Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Test Score ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Selection Procedures ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Admission Test ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This paper reports the impact on admission to the University of Missouri-Kansas City's 6-yr. combined baccalaureate-doctor of medicine program of an innovation in selection procedures. In 1973 and 1974, the school's Council on Selection de-emphasized high school academic performance but continued to consider extensive biographical and interview data. Significant differences emerged in the correlations of various selection criteria with the Council's ratings of candidates in 1973 and 1974 in comparison with the prior year. Specifically, admission test score which had the highest correlation (.58) in 1972 was only .18 in 1973. The negative correlation (−.30) of race (discriminatory toward non-whites) in 1972 was not present in 1973 or 1974. Instead, the highest correlations were the interviewers' ratings and recommended decisions.

scholarly journals A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a person-centered family planning intervention for community health workers on family planning outcomes in India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Diamond-Smith ◽  
Claire McDonell ◽  
Ananta Basudev Sahu ◽  
Kali Prasad Roy ◽  
Katie Giessler
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Community Health ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
The University ◽  
Care Worker ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Person-centered quality for family planning has been gaining increased attention, yet few interventions have focused on this, or measured associations between person-centered quality for family planning and family planning outcomes (uptake, continuation, etc.). In India, the first point of contact for family planning is often the community health care worker, in this case, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). Methods: In this study, we evaluate a training on person-centered family planning as an add-on to a training on family planning provision for urban ASHAs in Varanasi, India in 2019 using mixed methods. We first validate a scale to measure person-centered family planning in a community health worker population and find it to be valid. Higher person-centered family planning scores are associated with family planning uptake. Results: Comparing women who saw intervention compared to control ASHAs, we find that the intervention had no impact on overall person-centered family planning scores. Women in the intervention arm were more likely to report that their ASHA had a strong preference about what method they choose, suggesting that the training increased provider pressure. However, qualitative interviews with ASHAs suggest that they value person-centered care for their interactions and absorbed the messages from the intervention.Conclusions: More research is needed on how to intervene to change behaviors related to person-centered family planning. This study received IRB approval from the University of California, San Francisco (IRB # 15-25950) and was retrospectively registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04206527)

scholarly journals A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a person-centered family planning intervention for community health workers on family planning outcomes in India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Diamond-Smith ◽  
Claire McDonell ◽  
Ananta Basudev Sahu ◽  
Kali Prasad Roy ◽  
Katie Giessler
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Community Health ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
The University ◽  
Care Worker ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: Person-centered quality for family planning has been gaining increased attention, yet few interventions have focused on this, or measured associations between person-centered quality for family planning and family planning outcomes (uptake, continuation, etc.). In India, the first point of contact for family planning is often the community health care worker, in this case, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). Methods: In this study, we evaluate a training on person-centered family planning as an add-on to a training on family planning provision for urban ASHAs in Varanasi, India in 2019 using mixed methods. We first validate a scale to measure person-centered family planning in a community health worker population and find it to be valid. Higher person-centered family planning scores are associated with family planning uptake. Results: Comparing women who saw intervention compared to control ASHAs, we find that the intervention had no impact on overall person-centered family planning scores. Women in the intervention arm were more likely to report that their ASHA had a strong preference about what method they choose, suggesting that the training increased provider pressure. However, qualitative interviews with ASHAs suggest that they value person-centered care for their interactions and absorbed the messages from the intervention.Conclusions: More research is needed on how to intervene to change behaviors related to person-centered family planning. This study received IRB approval from the University of California, San Francisco (IRB # 15-25950) and was retrospectively registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04206527)

The University Challenge in the Collaboration Relationship With the Industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 449-465
Author(s):  
Marcello Chedid ◽  
Leonor Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Universities suffer from the impact of (1) life cycles associated with technological innovations, (2) the globalization of the economy and culture, (3) the educational needs of an increasingly knowledge-driven society, and (4) the training needs for high-performing professional activities. Solutions to these factors may be found in a positive attitude toward knowledge sharing and collaboration relationships. Collaboration has been considered a way to address the challenges of the 21st century, fostering the necessary innovation, growth, and productivity for all parties involved. Several studies reveal that collaboration can be strongly influenced by knowledge sharing. Collaboration relationships, besides the creation of new knowledge, may result in several outcomes and benefits for the university and society. This chapter aims to address and discuss the university challenges in the collaboration relationships with the industry based on the main results of some empirical studies developed during a research project.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Attitudes towards Older People in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1231
Author(s):  
Lourdes López-Hernández ◽  
Francisco Miguel Martínez-Arnau ◽  
Elena Castellano-Rioja ◽  
Marta Botella-Navas ◽  
Pilar Pérez-Ros
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Older People ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

Background: The population of older people is increasing worldwide. The social and healthcare systems need many nurses to care for the elderly. Positive attitudes increase the preference to work with older people and improve the quality of care. This study describes attitudes towards the elderly in a sample of nursing students, and analyzes the potential factors influencing these attitudes. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in nursing students during the academic course 2017–2018. Kogan’s Attitude Toward Old People Scale was used to assess student attitudes towards older people. Results: The study included 377 undergraduate nursing students, of which 75.9% were women. The mean age was 22.23 (5.69) years. Attitude proved positive, with a mean Kogan’s score of 131.04 (12.66). Women had higher scores than men, with a mean difference of 7.76 (95% CI: 4.87–10.66; p < 0.001). The male sex, age ≥ 25 years, and previous experience with institutionalized older adults worsened attitudes, while studying the subject of geriatrics, each higher course within the degree, work placements in hospitals and nursing homes, and previous experience with community older adults or with older relatives favored a more positive attitude. Participants with no interest in working with older adults yielded lower scores. Conclusions: Attitudes towards the elderly among nursing students are positive. Women have a more positive attitude. Analyzing the factors that improve attitudes in nursing students is suggested, as it may contribute to improve nursing care.

scholarly journals Collaborative academic medical product development: An 8-year review of commercialization outcomes at the Institute of Translational Health Sciences

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn M. Rose ◽  
Fiona Wills ◽  
Connie Bourassa-Shaw ◽  
Terri L. Butler ◽  
Jeanette Griscavage Ennis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Medical Product ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Transfer Programs ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionThe Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)-funded program at the University of Washington (UW), established the Drug and Device Advisory Committee (DDAC) to provide product-specific scientific and regulatory mentoring to investigators seeking to translate their discoveries into medical products. An 8-year retrospective analysis was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the DDAC programs on commercialization metrics.MethodsTracked metrics included the number of teams who consulted with the DDAC, initiated a clinical trial, formed a startup, or were successful obtaining federal small business innovation awards or venture capital. The review includes historical comparisons of the startup rates for the UW School of Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, two ITHS-affiliated institutions that have had different DDAC utilization rates.ResultsBetween 2008 and 2016, the DDAC supported 161 unique project teams, 28% of which went on to form a startup. The commercialization rates for the UW School of Medicine increased significantly following integration of the DDAC into the commercialization programs offered by the UW technology transfer office.ConclusionsA formalized partnership between preclinical consulting and the technology transfer programs provides an efficient use of limited development funds and a more in-depth vetting of the business opportunity and regulatory path to development.

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