The University of the West Indies Press
Attitude Towards Older Adults and Ageing in Jamaica: Perspectives from Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
Attitude Towards Older Adults and Ageing in Jamaica: Perspectives from Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
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This study assessed physiotherapy students’ attitude towards older adults and ageing and sought to identify predictors of such attitude. One hundred and ten students registered in an undergraduate physiotherapy programme at a university in Kingston, Jamaica, participated in this study. Data on stu-dents’ attitude towards older adults and ageing were collected using Kogan’s Attitudes Toward Old People Scale (KOPS). Demographic information was also collected to determine if these predicted KOPS scores. Mean KOPS scores (147.06 ± 17) indicated that students had an overall positive attitude towards older adults and ageing. A logistic regression model was applied to the KOPS, which was found statistically significant (X2 (10) = 20.153, p < .05) and explained 24% of the variance in students’ attitude towards older adults and ageing. When compared to students in level 3, those in level 2 were 1.732 times significantly less likely to have a positive attitude. Also, when compared to students who were unsure about their interest to provide care to older adults, post-graduation, those with an interest were 1.665 times more likely to have higher scores on the KOPS. We discuss the practical implications of these findings in the context of Jamaica’s ageing population.

Language
English
ISBN
CJPv400000125
Attitude Towards Older Adults and Ageing in Jamaica: Perspectives from Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
Abstract
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Methods
Participants
Data Collection Procedures
Instrument
Data Analysis Procedures
Ethical Statement
Discussion
Conclusion and the way forward
Acknowledgements
Competing interests
References
Results

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