An application of the reasoned action approach to clinical students' intention toward a career in geriatrics.
Nurs Health Sci
; 26(1): e13076, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Guided by the reasoned action approach, this study examined select individual, information, and social factors that influence intention toward pursuing a career in geriatrics among 314 clinical medical and nursing students in Ghana. A Poisson regression showed attitude toward older persons was a significant influencing factor of intention to choose a career in geriatrics for medical students (B = 0.015, SE = 0.0048, p = 0.002) but not nursing students (B = 0.009, SE = 0.0145, p = 0.512). Personal interest was, however, a significant influencing factor for both medical and nursing students (B = 0.462, SE = 0.0592, p = 0.000) and (B = 0.015, SE = 0.0048, p = 0.002), respectively. Nursing students with moderate to strong interest were 1.6 times more likely to express an intention to specialize in geriatrics, and medical students were 1.5 times more likely to express an intention to specialize in geriatrics. The results show that the most important factor influencing geriatric career intention is students' personal interest in the field. Evidence-based interventions such as early educational and practice exposure to the field and interactions with older adults are recommended.
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MEDLINE
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Ácido Ascórbico
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Estudiantes de Medicina
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Estudiantes de Enfermería
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Geriatría
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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En
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Nurs Health Sci
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos