| Evaluation of nursing and medical students' attitudes towards people with disabilities. | |
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PMID: 20522157 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to assess the attitudes of students towards disabled people and provide suggestions to make necessary changes in the curricula. BACKGROUND: Disabled people suffer from rejection, exclusion and discrimination. The undergraduate education of future health professionals should include processes of critical thinking towards and analysis of the disabled. DESIGN: Cross-sectional design was used. METHODS: All the preclinical medical and nursing students in our institution were included in study. Data were collected using the Turkish Attitudes towards Disabled Person Scale (TATDP) and demographical variables. TATDP Scale was scored according to five-point Likert Scale. RESULTS: Students' mean attitude score is 120.57 (SD 15.24). Subscale mean scores are 53.61 (SD 7.25) for compassion (CP), 50.47 (SDS 7.26) for social value (SV) and 16.49 (SD 2.89) for resource distribution (RD). Whilst nursing students had less contact with the disabled, medical students had a closer contact with them. Medical students acquired more prior knowledge about attitudes towards the disabled. Total attitude scores of female students were above the students' mean attitude score when compared to those of male students. CONCLUSION: Only if early contact is established with patients and the disabled, practical educational strategies are adopted, and the students are provided with information on attitudes about the disabled, will a social model of disability be introduced into the curriculum. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: This study results were presented to curriculum planning committees of nursing and medical schools, so that they should use them as needs assessment data in developing a disability awareness curriculum. The curriculum will be implemented in cooperation with not only schools but also other social institutions. For instance, clerkship applications will be accomplished by cooperating with nursing homes and organisations of disabled people. |
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Authors:
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Hatice Sahin; Asiye D Akyol |
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article Date: 2010-05-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical nursing Volume: 19 ISSN: 1365-2702 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-27 Completed Date: 2010-11-08 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9207302 Medline TA: J Clin Nurs Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2271-9 Citation Subset: N |
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Ege University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey 35100. hatice.sahin@ege.edu.tr |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Disabled Persons* Female Humans Male Questionnaires Students, Medical / psychology* Students, Nursing / psychology* |
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