Factors associated with nurses' willingness to handle abuse of older people |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University; Department of Nursing, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan;2. School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;3. Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan;4. School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;5. Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;6. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia;1. Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, USA;2. M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, USA;3. P.D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai, India;1. NHS Fife & School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK;2. School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK;3. School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh, Scotland EH11 4BN, UK;1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Thomas Street, Ultimo 2007, Sydney, Australia;2. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Thomas Street, Ultimo 2007, Sydney, Australia;3. Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Western Avenue, Camperdown 2050, Sydney, Australia;4. Faculty of Information Technologies, Monash University, 25 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne 3800, Victoria, Australia;1. Swat College of Nursing, Pakistan;2. Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada |
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| Abstract: | AimThe aim of this study was to explore predictors of nurses' willingness to handle abuse of older people.BackgroundAbuse of older people is a long-discussed healthcare issue worldwide. Although nurses are considered capable of identifying and reporting cases of abuse of older people, no study has been conducted in Taiwan on nurses' willingness to handle abuse of older people.DesignA cross-sectional design was used.MethodsThe study was conducted from May to June 2019. A convenience sampling was adopted to survey 555 nurses from a medical center in Taiwan. Data were collected using the Knowledge of Abuse of Older People Scale, Attitudes Towards Older People Scale, Attitudes Towards Handling Abuse of Older People Scale, Willingness to Handle Abuse of Older People Scale, and personal characteristics. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression were performed.ResultsParticipants scored an average of 2.98 out of 4 on the Willingness to Handle Abuse of Older People Scale, indicating that they were inclined to do so. Attitudes towards older people, knowledge, attitudes towards handling abuse of older people, awareness of the hospital's reporting procedure and dissemination of information related to abuse of older people, sex, age, and clinical work experience explained 41.4% of the variance of willingness. Participants' attitudes toward handling abuse of older people was the most important predictor of their willingness to do so.ConclusionsTo improve nurses’ willingness to handle cases of abuse of older people, particularly that of male nurses, hospital authorities should provide in-service training and education and disseminate information on the subject matter. Nursing schools should prioritize offering gerontological nursing courses to foster nursing students’ positive attitudes toward older adults and handling abuse of older people.Tweetable abstractNurses' attitudes toward handling abuse of older people were the most important predictor of their willingness to handle abuse of older people. |
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| Keywords: | Abuse of older people Attitude towards abuse of older people Attitude towards older people Knowledge of older people abuse Nurses Willingness |
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