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
; 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 andMethods:
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.Palavras-chave
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Preconceito
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Estereotipagem
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Pessoal de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Chile