Dignity and attitudes to aging: A cross-sectional study of older adults

Background: Dignity is a multidimensional construct that includes perception, knowledge, and emotions related to competence or respect. Attitudes to aging are a comprehensive personal view of the experience of aging over the course of life, which can be influenced by various factors, such as the lev...

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Published in:Nursing ethics 2022-03, Vol.29 (2), p.413-424
Main Authors: Kisvetrová, Helena, Mandysová, Petra, Tomanová, Jitka, Steven, Alison
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Aging - psychology
Attitude
Attitudes
Barthel Index
Correlation analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Emotions
Female
Human dignity
Humans
Inpatient care
Older people
Original Manuscripts
Questionnaires
Respect
Review boards
Self sufficiency
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
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Summary:Background: Dignity is a multidimensional construct that includes perception, knowledge, and emotions related to competence or respect. Attitudes to aging are a comprehensive personal view of the experience of aging over the course of life, which can be influenced by various factors, such as the levels of health and self-sufficiency and social, psychological, or demographic factors. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes to aging of home-dwelling and inpatient older adults, and whether dignity and other selected factors belong among the predictors influencing attitudes to aging in these two different groups of older adults. Research design: Cross-sectional study using a set of questionnaires: Patient Dignity Inventory, Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire, and Barthel Index. Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses and multivariable linear regression were used for statistical processing. Participants and research context: 233 inpatients and 237 home-dwelling older adults participated in the research in two regions of the Czech Republic. Ethical considerations: Institutional Review Board approval was received from the authors’ university. Findings: The inpatients had more negative attitudes to aging (M = 74.9±10.9; P
ISSN:0969-7330
1477-0989
DOI:10.1177/09697330211057223