Attitudes of Medical Faculty Students Toward Ageism: A Cross-Sectional Study From Kayseri

Oral B., ENER D., GÜNAY O., ÇETİNKAYA F.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.43, no.4, pp.335-341, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/etd.2020.00878
  • Journal Name: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.335-341
  • Keywords: Ageism, attitudes to elderly, medical students
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Attitudes of medical faculty students toward ageism are an important issue in terms of public health. In Turkey, there is not enough study to attract attention to ageism. In this study, it was aimed to determine some factors related to the attitudes of the first and last year students of Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine toward the elderly in the 2017-2018 academic year.