Estereotipos negativos de la vejez en personal de salud de un Hospital de la Ciudad de Querétaro, México / Prevalence of negative stereotypes towards old age among personnel of a general hospital
Rev. méd. Chile
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138(8): 988-993, ago. 2010. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background: Social representations are value systems. Social stereotypes are a social consensus of traits associated with a specific group. Stereotypes about older subjects, generally have negative connotations. Aim: To assess the prevalence of negative stereotypes towards older subjects among health care personnel. Material and Methods: A questionnaire about stereotypes towards old age, with Likert type questions that included health, social motivations and personality-character domains, was applied to 52 doctors, 12 residents, 80 general nurses, 36 auxiliary nurses, four social workers and 10 medical assistants, working at a general hospital. Results: The mean age of the professionals who answered the questionnaire was 38 years (95 percent confidence intervals (CI) 37-39 years) and 78 percent were women. The prevalence of a Global negative stereotype was 65.0 percent(95 percent CI: 59.5-70.5). The figure for the health domain was 64.5 percent (IC95 percent; 59.0-70.0), for the social motivation domain was 60 percent(5 percentCI: 54.3-65.7) and for the character personality domain was 64 percent (95 percentCI: 58.4-69.6). Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of a negative stereotype towards old age among health care personnel.
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Main subject:
Prejudice
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Stereotyping
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Health Personnel
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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