The Effect of Ageism and Willingness of Older Adult Care On Caring Behaviors Among New Graduate Nurses: A Descriptive, Correlational Study.

Objective: Despite the increasing ageing population, caring for older adults is not a highly preferred field of nursing in Türkiye and the world; studies examining the attitudes and behaviors of new graduate nurses towards older adult care are particularly limited. This study explored the effect of...

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Publicado en:Journal of Nursology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 17 - 25
Autores principales: TARHAN, Merve, DOĞAN, Pınar
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Publicado: Ataturk University Coordinatorship of Scientific Journals Mar2026
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          TARHAN, Merve
          DOĞAN, Pınar
        affil: Istanbul Medipol University, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, İstanbul, Türkiye
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          Ageism
          New Graduate Nurses Psychosocial Factors
          Gerontologic Nursing
          Nurse Attitudes Evaluation
          Human
          Descriptive Research
          Hospitals, Private
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Scales
          Correlational Studies
          Geriatrics Education
          Descriptive Statistics
          Confidence Intervals
          Questionnaires
          Adult
          Male
          Female
          Random Sample
          Data Analysis Software
          One-Way Analysis of Variance
          T-Tests
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Attitude to Aging
          Turkiye
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objective: Despite the increasing ageing population, caring for older adults is not a highly preferred field of nursing in Türkiye and the world; studies examining the attitudes and behaviors of new graduate nurses towards older adult care are particularly limited. This study explored the effect of ageism and the willingness of older adult care on caring behaviors among new graduate nurses. Methods: A descriptive, correlational study was conducted on 225 new graduate nurses in four private hospitals affiliated with a university. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire, including a personal characteristics form, the Fraboni Scale of Ageism, the Willingness to Care for Older People Scale, and the Caring Behaviors Inventory-24. Data were analysed using descriptive tests, comparative tests, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. Results: Willingness of older adult care, discrimination, age, professional experience, receiving a course on gerontology, and living with an older adult accounted for 46.2% of the variance of caring behaviors (R=0.68; R²=0.46; F=31.226; P<.001). Conclusion: This study suggests the need for evidence-based gerontology course interventions to promote caring behaviors towards older adults and reduce age discrimination.
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