Study of the problems of ageism and assessment of attitudes towards age in the medical environment
- Authors: Grigorovich M.S.1, Vychugzhanina E.Y.1, Limonova E.M.1, Guloyan K.D.1, Podushkina A.A.1, Gvozdeva I.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Kirov State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 27, No 1 (2023)
- Pages: 31-40
- Section: Original study article
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/RFD/article/view/132681
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/RFD321218
- ID: 132681
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ageism pervades all areas of life, including the areas of medical and social care. Gerontological ageism has a significant negative impact on indicators of physical, mental health, functional status and well-being of older people. In the conditions of an aging society, the study of the scale and characteristics of this problem in various spheres of life is very relevant.
AIM: To assess the prevalence of stereotypes of attitudes towards older age among primary health care physicians, senior students of a medical university and directly elderly people.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the period from 2018 to 2022, 538 people aged 20 to 75 were interviewed in 3 subgroups: 1) senior students of a medical university of medical specialties, 2) young and middle-aged primary health care doctors, 3) elderly people.
RESULTS: It was revealed that the opinions about the problems in this age period in the elderly and the beliefs of doctors and medical students often do not coincide.
CONCLUSIONS: When training medical personnel, it is necessary to form the correct attitude to age and skills of communicative competence with different age groups of patients.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Marina S. Grigorovich
Kirov State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: grigorovich-mari@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2485-396X
SPIN-code: 7488-0422
Scopus Author ID: 55532821900
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, KirovElena Y. Vychugzhanina
Kirov State Medical University
Email: elen.obuhowa@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3017-0126
SPIN-code: 8004-3997
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, KirovElizaveta M. Limonova
Kirov State Medical University
Email: limoninskay@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-8960-4829
SPIN-code: 3936-1056
Russian Federation, Kirov
Karine D. Guloyan
Kirov State Medical University
Email: kf25@kirovgma.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-2559-0045
SPIN-code: 2830-4460
Russian Federation, Kirov
Anastasia A. Podushkina
Kirov State Medical University
Email: podushkina98@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0004-1217-6676
SPIN-code: 7714-8766
Russian Federation, Kirov
Irina A. Gvozdeva
Kirov State Medical University
Email: kf25@kirovgma.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0009-9428-8407
SPIN-code: 6361-5891
Russian Federation, Kirov
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