Effect of Simulated Aging Game versus Traditional Lecture on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Attitude towards Elderly | ||||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 19, Issue 1, July 2017, Page 163-176 PDF (197.54 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2017.208346 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nadia Mohamed Saleh* 1; Eman Baleegh Meawad1; Heba Noshy Abd El-Aziz1; Abdel-Hady El-Gilany2 | ||||
| 1Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||||
| 2Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Attitude of nursing students toward elderly tends to be negative. This attitude can be changed by increasing awareness of normal aging processes through simulated aging games. Objective: Determine the effect of simulated aging game versus traditional lecture on nursing students' knowledge and attitude towards elderly. Setting: This study was conducted in the Gerontological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Mansoura University. Subjects: A total number of 82 fourth year nursing students were included in the study. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; Nursing Students’ Socio-Demographic, and their Experience with Elderly Structured Interview Schedule, Kogan Attitudes towards Old People Scale (KAOP), and Nursing Students' Knowledge Related to Normal Physiological Changes Of Aging. Results: Significant differences in knowledge and attitude scores among students in the simulation group compared to those in the lecture group after the application of the simulation game. Conclusion: Simulation improves knowledge, and attitude of nursing students toward older adults than the traditional lecture. Recommendations: Simulation is an effective teaching method that enables students to improve their knowledge and attitude toward elderly. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Simulation; Elderly; Knowledge; Attitude | ||||
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