The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities
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Title
The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities
Subject
Ageism; COVID-19; healthcare services; healthcare workers; long-
term care
term care
Description
Background: Ageism negatively impacts older adults’ health, especially in long-
term care facilities (LTCFs), where healthcare workers often hold unfavorable views
of them. Understanding these perspectives is vital for combating ageism and
improving LTCF quality. Yet, comprehensive studies on healthcare workers’
attitudes toward ageism are lacking, hindering targeted interventions. Therefore,
grasping their attitudes and behaviors is crucial for addressing ageism in LTCFs and
enhancing care for older adults.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore healthcare workers’ expectations regarding
aging and their perspective on ageism towards older adults in LTCFs.
Methods: This study was randomly conducted in sixteen LTCFs across Indonesia’s
five largest islands using a cross-sectional study with a comparative descriptive
design. Participants included 56 nurses and 173 non-licensed caregivers. Data on
aging expectations and ageism perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic were
collected. An online and offline self-administered questionnaires (i.e., participant’s
characteristics, the expectations regarding aging survey, ageism perspective in time
of the COVID-19 pandemic) were conducted. Differences between nurses and
caregivers were analyzed using chi-square and independent t-tests.
Results: Altogether, 56 nurses and 173 caregivers (with an average age of 39.9
years) participated in the study. Significant differences were observed between
nurses and non-licensed caregivers in their expectations regarding physical health,
mental health, and overall expectations regarding aging (p-value = <0.001, <0.001,
<0.001, respectively). Non-licensed caregivers had higher mean scores for each item
compared to nurses. Whereas, the perspective nurse and non-licensed caregivers
were significantly different about older adults being more accessible to being
infected with SARS-CoV-2, vulnerable population, prone to severity, easier to
expose virus, low income, must isolated (p-value = 0.029, 0.007, 0.010, 0.033,
<0.001, <0.001, respectively). The mean score of each item of nurses was higher
than non-licensed caregivers.
Conclusion: The expectation regarding aging of caregivers was higher than nurses.
In line, the nurses’ scores have a lower attitude toward ageism during time COVID-
19 pandemic. Exposure to ageism behavior and ageing conditions needs to be done
for healthcare workers.
term care facilities (LTCFs), where healthcare workers often hold unfavorable views
of them. Understanding these perspectives is vital for combating ageism and
improving LTCF quality. Yet, comprehensive studies on healthcare workers’
attitudes toward ageism are lacking, hindering targeted interventions. Therefore,
grasping their attitudes and behaviors is crucial for addressing ageism in LTCFs and
enhancing care for older adults.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore healthcare workers’ expectations regarding
aging and their perspective on ageism towards older adults in LTCFs.
Methods: This study was randomly conducted in sixteen LTCFs across Indonesia’s
five largest islands using a cross-sectional study with a comparative descriptive
design. Participants included 56 nurses and 173 non-licensed caregivers. Data on
aging expectations and ageism perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic were
collected. An online and offline self-administered questionnaires (i.e., participant’s
characteristics, the expectations regarding aging survey, ageism perspective in time
of the COVID-19 pandemic) were conducted. Differences between nurses and
caregivers were analyzed using chi-square and independent t-tests.
Results: Altogether, 56 nurses and 173 caregivers (with an average age of 39.9
years) participated in the study. Significant differences were observed between
nurses and non-licensed caregivers in their expectations regarding physical health,
mental health, and overall expectations regarding aging (p-value = <0.001, <0.001,
<0.001, respectively). Non-licensed caregivers had higher mean scores for each item
compared to nurses. Whereas, the perspective nurse and non-licensed caregivers
were significantly different about older adults being more accessible to being
infected with SARS-CoV-2, vulnerable population, prone to severity, easier to
expose virus, low income, must isolated (p-value = 0.029, 0.007, 0.010, 0.033,
<0.001, <0.001, respectively). The mean score of each item of nurses was higher
than non-licensed caregivers.
Conclusion: The expectation regarding aging of caregivers was higher than nurses.
In line, the nurses’ scores have a lower attitude toward ageism during time COVID-
19 pandemic. Exposure to ageism behavior and ageing conditions needs to be done
for healthcare workers.
Creator
Dianis Wulan Sari1,2,3, Elida Ulfiana1,2, Nourmayansa Vidya Anggraini4, Niko Dima Kristianingrum5,
Gading Ekapuja Aurizki1,6, Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe7
Gading Ekapuja Aurizki1,6, Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe7
Source
https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v14i1.56949
Date
19 April 2024
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
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Language
ENGLISH
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TEXT
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Citation
Dianis Wulan Sari1,2,3, Elida Ulfiana1,2, Nourmayansa Vidya Anggraini4, Niko Dima Kristianingrum5,
Gading Ekapuja Aurizki1,6, Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe7, “The Expectations Regarding Aging and Ageism Perspective between Nurses and Caregivers in Long-term Care Facilities,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11218.