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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Nursing
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- Abstract:
- The aged population, including elders in Taiwan, is growing worldwide. There is an increased need for nurses willing to care for elders; yet few young nurses have an interest in elder care. A quasi-experimental design was used to test the effect of an eight-week Creative-Bonding Intervention (CBI) on Taiwanese nursing students’ self-transcendence and attitudes toward elders. Reed’s self-transcendence theory guided the study with researcher expectation that students would have increased positive views toward elders and elder care if student self-transcendence could be stimulated. Hypotheses were that students in a CBI experimental group (n = 100) would have greater self-transcendence and increased positive attitudes toward elders when compared to a Friendly Visit (FV) control group (n = 94) and that self-transcendence and attitude scores would be positively correlated. The researcher taught the CBI students a variety of art activities and included conversational guidelines to promote student-elder bonding in two long-term care facilities in Taiwan. Instruments were demographic data, Reed’s (1991b) Self-Transcendence Scale, Hilt and Lipschultz’s (1999) Revised Kogan’s Attitudes towards Old People statements, and open-ended questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive, ANCOVA, Pearson correlation statistics, and Cronbach’s alpha reliabilities. Both groups had a significant improvement in their attitudes toward elders (p < .005) and the CBI group had significantly more positive attitudes than the FV control group (p < .05). In the CBI group, self-transcendence was promoted but was non-significant (ns); willingness to care for elders was significant (p < .005). Additionally, both groups of students expressed that the CBI and FV enhanced communication with elders, lessened the distance between generations, strengthened bonds between students and elders, and promoted students’ growth. The CBI appeared to stimulate young students’ self-transcendence and changed their attitudes toward elder care. The CBI can be used to provide an innovative approach in caring for elders and lead to a new framework for gerontological nursing education and excellence in care of elders. The CBI also can be used to build partnerships between a school of nursing and long-term care facilities to advance students’ learning and promote quality of elder care.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2007.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 218-243).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Shiue Chen. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RC954.C44 2007_ChenShiue ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RC954.C44 2007 ( lcc )
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