Ageism in Nursing Care and its Attributed Factors in Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran 2023.

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-19 DOI:10.1007/s10823-025-09531-2

Mahdieh Khodabandeh, Negin Masoudi Alavi, Mahboube Taebi

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Abstract

Ageism, a systematic process of discriminatory behavior toward older adults, can have negative consequences for patients. The aim of this study was to investigate ageism in providing nursing care and its attributed factors in hospitals of Kashan/Iran in 2023. A sample of 300 nurses were randomly recruited to this cross-sectional study, and completed the questionnaire of ageism in nursing care and its attributed factors. Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman's correlation and multivariate linear regression analysis statistical tests were used for data analysis. Participants had a mean age of 35.2 ± 8.47 years, with 218 (72.7%) being female. The mean ageism score was 41 ± 8.9 (range: 26-70), indicating relatively low age-based discrimination. However, 90 nurses (30%) expressed reluctance to care for older adult patients. Ageism scores showed significant relationships with gender, type of ward, interest in geriatric nursing, accompanying elderly relatives in the hospital, the relationship with grandparents, age, and work experience. Multivariate regression revealed that attributed factors could explain 12.3% of the variance in ageism scores, with only gender and type of ward having a significant relationship. Although the ageism score was low, a considerable percentage of nurses expressed discriminatory views toward older adult patients. Preventing ageism in nursing care remains a challenge for healthcare services.

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医院护理中的年龄歧视及其归因于因素：伊朗2023年的一项横断面研究

年龄歧视是一种针对老年人的系统性歧视行为，可能会对患者产生负面影响。本研究的目的是调查2023年伊朗卡尚医院提供护理中的年龄歧视及其影响因素。本横断面研究随机抽取300名护理人员，填写护理中年龄歧视及其归因因素调查问卷。采用Mann-Whitney、Kruskal-Wallis、Spearman相关及多元线性回归分析统计检验进行数据分析。参与者的平均年龄为35.2±8.47岁，其中218名（72.7%）为女性。平均年龄歧视评分为41±8.9（范围：26-70），年龄歧视程度较低。然而，90名护士（30%）表示不愿意照顾老年患者。年龄歧视得分与性别、病房类型、对老年护理的兴趣、在医院陪伴老年亲属、与祖父母的关系、年龄和工作经验有显著关系。多因素回归显示，归因因素可以解释12.3%的年龄歧视得分差异，只有性别和病房类型有显著关系。虽然年龄歧视得分较低，但相当比例的护士对老年成年患者表达了歧视意见。预防护理中的年龄歧视仍然是保健服务面临的一项挑战。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology is an international and interdisciplinary journal providing a forum for scholarly discussion of the aging process and issues of the aged throughout the world. The journal emphasizes discussions of research findings, theoretical issues, and applied approaches and provides a comparative orientation to the study of aging in cultural contexts The core of the journal comprises a broad range of articles dealing with global aging, written from the perspectives of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, population studies, health/biology, etc. We welcome articles that examine aging within a particular cultural context, compare aging and older adults across societies, and/or compare sub-cultural groupings or ethnic minorities within or across larger societies. Comparative analyses of topics relating to older adults, such as aging within socialist vs. capitalist systems or within societies with different social service delivery systems, also are appropriate for this journal. With societies becoming ever more multicultural and experiencing a `graying'' of their population on a hitherto unprecedented scale, the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology stands at the forefront of one of the most pressing issues of our times.