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Convergence Factors Influencing Nursing Students' Awareness of Caregiving for the Elderly

  • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
  • Abbr : JKIOTS
  • 2022, 8(6), pp.75-84
  • DOI : 10.20465/KIOTS.2022.8.6.075
  • Publisher : The Korea Internet of Things Society
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science > Internet Information Processing
  • Received : September 27, 2022
  • Accepted : November 30, 2022
  • Published : December 31, 2022

Young-Ae Han 1 seo min sook 1

1상지대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to identify the convergence influencing factors on nursing students' awareness of caregiving for the elderly. The participants were 130 nursing students from S University located in W city. Data were collected from July 1 to December 31, 2021, and the collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 statistical program. As a result of the study, there were statistically significant differences in dementia awareness according to general characteristics in gender, dementia related practice and education experience, and elderly related educational experience, empathy in elderly related practice experience, and the awareness of caregiving for the elderly in dementia interest (Yes). The awareness of caregiving for the elderly showed a positive correlation with empathy (r=.380, p<.01), and the factor effecting the awareness of caregiving for the elderly was dementia interest (yes) (β=.283, p<.001) and empathy (β=.354, p<.001), the explanatory power was 21.8%. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and provide a nursing curriculum or program that can improve empathy ability in order to cultivate nursing students' the awareness of caregiving for the elderly.

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