Ageism and Ableism: Unrecognized Biases in Occupational Therapy Students

IF 0.3 Q4 REHABILITATION

PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN GERIATRICS Pub Date : 2021-02-08 DOI:10.1080/02703181.2021.1880531

Carli Friedman, Laura VanPuymbrouck

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Abstract

Abstract Aims This study explored occupational therapy students’ implicit (unconscious) ageism. Because of the relationship between impairment and dependence, and ageism and ableism, we also explored if there was a relationship between occupational therapy students’ implicit ageism and their implicit ableism. Methods We conducted and analyzed implicit age and disability attitude data (i.e., Age Implicit Association Test; Disability Attitude Implicit Association Test) from 54 occupational therapy students. Results Most occupational therapy students in our study (70%) were ageist, with the majority strongly or moderately preferring younger adults over older adults. Our findings also suggest ableism plays a role in ageism – ableism accounted for almost 30% of variance in occupational therapy students’ ageism in our study. Conclusions Through attending to functional interdependence and home modifications occupational therapists can support older adults in the natural processes of aging, instead of reinforcing ageism and its influences on intervention and plan of care development.

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年龄歧视和残疾歧视:职业治疗学生未被认识到的偏见

摘要目的探讨职业治疗学生的内隐(无意识)年龄歧视。鉴于损害与依赖、年龄歧视与残疾歧视之间的关系，本研究也探讨了职业治疗学生的内隐年龄歧视与内隐残疾歧视之间是否存在关系。方法采用年龄内隐关联测验(age implicit Association Test);对54名职业治疗学生进行残障态度内隐联想测验。结果在我们的研究中，大多数职业治疗学生(70%)有年龄歧视，大多数人强烈或适度地倾向于年轻人而不是老年人。我们的研究结果还表明，残疾歧视在年龄歧视中起着重要作用——在我们的研究中，残疾歧视占职业治疗学生年龄歧视差异的近30%。结论通过关注功能依赖和家庭改造，职业治疗师可以支持老年人的自然衰老过程，而不是强化年龄歧视及其对干预和护理计划发展的影响。

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期刊介绍： This comprehensive journal is recognized for its useful balance of research and clinical practice articles. For more than twenty five years Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics has functioned as a forum for allied health professionals as well as others with a focus on rehabilitation of the geriatric client to share information, clinical experience, research, and therapeutic practice. Each issue focuses on current practice and emerging issues in the care of the older client, including rehabilitation and long-term care in institutional and community settings, and innovative programming; the entire range of problems experienced by the elderly; and the current skills needed for working with older clients.