The impact of scenario-based aging simulation experience on empathy, attitudes toward and willingness to work with older adults in health sciences senior year students: A randomized controlled trial


AKPINAR SÖYLEMEZ B., AKYOL M. A., KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ Ö., Saglam B. O., Gul B., İLÇİN N., ...Daha Fazla

NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE, cilt.79, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 79
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104066
  • Dergi Adı: NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), MEDLINE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the impacts of scenario-based aging simulation experience (SBASE) on students' empathy, attitudes toward and willingness to work with older adults. Background: Innovative teaching strategies such as SBASE have the potential to provide students with the essential skills required for working with older adults. Design: This study has a randomized controlled trial. Methods: This study was conducted in west of Turkiye with 120 health sciences senior year students (45 nursing students, 54 medicine students and 21 physical therapy and rehabilitation students) in 2022-2023. The students were randomly assigned to intervention or control group (IG-CG). The IG received SBASE. Pre- and post-tests (after intervention, 1 and 3 months later) were conducted. Data were collected using the descriptive characteristics form, Kogan's attitudes toward old people scale, basic empathy scale and willingness to work with elderly people scale. Results: The IG participants recorded statistically better scores regarding positive attitudes towards older adults, in terms of the group x time interaction (t: 2.521, p: 0.036). However, there was no significant difference in the variables investigated between the groups. Conclusions: SBASE appeared to be effective in improving health sciences students' positive attitudes towards older adults. Health care providers should have a more positive attitude toward older adults to improve levels of care. Data availability: Data and supplementary material related to this article can be obtained from the corresponding author upon request.