Beliefs and knowledge of formal caregivers about old age and its relationships with sociodemographic variables

Q2 Psychology

Estudos De Psicologia (campinas) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1982-0275202239e190157

Jeisiane dos Santos Lima, Hilma Tereza Tôrres Khoury, C. Magalhães

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Abstract

Abstract Attitudes based on outdated stereotypes about aging can limit development possibilities in old age. The objective of this paper was to describe the beliefs and the level of knowledge about old age among formal caregivers of the elderly, verifying the relationship with the socio-demographic variables age, education and length of service in the job. The sample included 32 caregivers from two Long-Term Institutions. This is a correlational study, based on a cross-sectional survey. Results: in general, caregivers’ beliefs regarding old age were neutral, that is, neither positive nor negative; the knowledge on the topic were scarce, and the longer the time in the function, the more positive beliefs were manifested about the autonomy of the elderly (agency domain). It is believed that investment in the training of caregivers will increase the benefits both for the professional class (caregivers), yielding care skills improvement, and for the elderly themselves, by providing greater quality in the elderly-elderly and elderly-caregiver interaction.

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正式照顾者对老年的信念和知识及其与社会人口变量的关系

基于过时的对衰老的刻板印象的态度会限制老年发展的可能性。本文的目的是描述老年人的正式照顾者的信念和知识水平，验证与社会人口变量的关系，年龄，教育和工作服务的长度。样本包括来自两家长期机构的32名护理人员。这是一项基于横断面调查的相关性研究。结果:总体上看护者对老年的信念是中性的，即既不积极也不消极;主题知识稀缺，在功能中时间越长，对老年人自主性(代理域)表现出越积极的信念。我们认为，对护理人员培训的投资将增加专业阶层(护理人员)的利益，从而提高护理技能，并为老年人本身提供更高质量的老年人与老年人以及老年人与护理人员的互动。

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Estudos De Psicologia (campinas) Psychology-Psychology (all)

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4.00

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13 weeks

期刊介绍： Estudos de Psicologia (Psychological Studies) is a quarterly journal of the graduate psychology program at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas - Centro Ciências da Vida (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas- Center of Life Sciences). Since its foundation in 1983, it has been encouraging contributions from national and international scientific communities, aiming to discuss and to promote the profession and research in Psychology through the publication of original articles, which bring relevant contributions to the field of Psychology. It also publishes theoretical and review papers as well as book reviews representing significant advances to the science and profession of Psychology.