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Predictors of Attitudes toward Three Target Groups of Elderly Persons

The Well, the Physically Ill, and Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Eva Kahana, PhD

Case Western Reserve University

Jennifer M. Kinney, PhD

Bowling Green State University

Kyle Ercher, PhD

Case Western Reserve University

Boaz Kahana, PhD

Cleveland State University

Vanessa V. Tinsley, BA

Duke University

Catherine King, MA

Case Western Reserve University

Jon C. Stuckey, PhD

Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland Alzheimer Center

Karen J. Ishler, BA

Bowling Green State University

This research compared attitudes of 143 nursing home employees toward three hypothetical target groups of older adults: well elderly persons, physically ill elderly persons, and elderly persons with Alzheimer's disease. Staff provided successively less positive evaluations of physically ill elderly persons and elderly persons with Alzheimer's disease compared to well elderly persons. Age, education, and contact with grandparents differentially predicted positive evaluations toward well and physically ill older adults. Self-efficacy was a significant predictor of positive evaluations across all target groups. Findings suggest that interventions designed to increase staff members' feelings of self-efficacy may lead to more positive evaluations of elderly clients and, ultimately, improved quality of care.

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 8, No. 1, 27-53 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/089826439600800102
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