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Student nurses’ career preferences for working with people with dementia: a longitudinal cohort study
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posted on 2023-06-10, 02:39 authored by Molly Hebdich, Stephanie DaleyStephanie Daley, Wendy Grosvenor, Gina Abigail Campbell Sherlock, Juliet Wright, Sube BanerjeeBackground Internationally there are too few suitably skilled registered nurses to meet the demands for dementia care. Research has established low preferences in undergraduate nursing students for working with older people. However, there is limited research on preferences for dementia care. Understanding career preferences is one component of ensuring future workforce capacity. Objective To assess student nurses' preferences during undergraduate training in relation to working with people with dementia. Methods Data from a longitudinal survey collected at two UK universities were analysed (n?=?488). Measures included career preferences, demographics, participation in a dementia educational intervention, and measures of attitude, knowledge, and empathy to dementia. Open text responses were also included to explore the students' reasons for their preferences. Results The preference for working with older people and people with dementia was low and decreased during training. A linear regression analysis supports a strong relationship of preferences with attitudes to dementia. Content analysis of students' reasons for their preferences found that perceived difficulty and lack of confidence contributes to the negative evaluation of working with people with dementia. Conclusion Undergraduate nursing education needs to continue to review its contribution to preparing the dementia workforce and act to support positive attitudes to working with people with dementia across nursing specialties.
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Nurse Education TodayISSN
0260-6917Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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a105303Department affiliated with
- Division of Medical Education Publications
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2022-02-17First Open Access (FOA) Date
2023-02-21First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2022-02-22Usage metrics
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