Attitudes, knowledge, and interest: Preparing university students to work in an aging world

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 315-321

  Gonçalves, Daniela C ^a,b   Guedes, Joana ^c   Fonseca, António M ^b,d   Pinto, Fernando Cabral ^e   Martín, Inácio ^b,f   Byrne, Gerard J ^a   Pachana, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UnIFai Research and Education   (Portugal)

^c Letrnia Du Universideade do Porto   (Portugal)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO PIAGET   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

attitudes towards aging; older adults; undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STUDENT; PORTUGAL; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WORK STUDENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC NURSING; MANPOWER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS;

EID: 84855487412     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001638     Document Type: Article

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