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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
FRANCO S, MIREYA; VILLARREAL R, ENRIQUE; VARGAS D, EMMA R; MARTÍNEZ G, LIDIA; GALICIA R, LILIANA.
  • FRANCO S, MIREYA; s.af
  • VILLARREAL R, ENRIQUE; s.af
  • VARGAS D, EMMA R; s.af
  • MARTÍNEZ G, LIDIA; s.af
  • GALICIA R, LILIANA; s.af
Rev. méd. Chile ; 138(8): 988-993, ago. 2010. tab
Artículo en Español | LILACS | ID: lil-567610
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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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Prejuicio / Estereotipo / Actitud del Personal de Salud / Personal de Salud Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: México Idioma: Español Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Prejuicio / Estereotipo / Actitud del Personal de Salud / Personal de Salud Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio de prevalencia / Factores de riesgo Límite: Adulto / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: México Idioma: Español Revista: Rev. méd. Chile Asunto de la revista: Medicina Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Artículo