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Determination of the knowledge and awareness of nursing students about elder neglect and abuse: The case in Turkey
Author(s) -
Şentürk Sibel,
Güzel Aysun,
Ergün Gül,
Çetinkaya Adil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12586
Subject(s) - neglect , elder abuse , turkish , medicine , nothing , psychology , nursing , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , medical emergency , linguistics , philosophy , epistemology
Purpose This study determined the level of knowledge and awareness of elder neglect and abuse among nursing students in Turkey. Design and Methods This cross‐sectional, descriptive study surveyed 2128 nursing students across seven Turkish universities. Findings Results indicated that 31.1% of students had received training on elder neglect and abuse; 77.5% considered their knowledge of the topic to be sufficient; 18.7% had encountered elder neglect and abuse during their education; 58.7% did nothing for the situation; 95.2% thought that people living alone were exposed to elder neglect and abuse more frequently; and 94.8% of students thought that elders who could not meet their own needs were exposed to more neglect and abuse. Practice Implications Future nurses need to increase their level of knowledge about abuse and neglect of the elderly.