title: A creative-bonding intervention and a friendly visit approach to promote nursing students' self-transcendence and positive attitudes toward elders: a pilot study.
abstract: Nursing students' disinterest in caring for elders presents health care challenges. As the aged population increases, nursing faculty are challenged to improve students' attitudes toward elder care. Reed's self-transcendence theory guided this pilot study with nursing students (n=22) who implemented either a Creative-Bonding Intervention (CBI) or a Friendly Visit (FV) at senior citizen centers to test the effect of creative approaches on student self-transcendence and attitudes toward elders. Demographic data, a revised Kogan's Attitudes toward Old People statements, and Reed's Self-transcendence Scale were analyzed with descriptive, paired t test, ANCOVA, and Pearson correlation statistics. Results demonstrated significant differences in attitudes in the FV and changes in the expected directions in the CBI group. Self-transcendence had no significant changes. Valuable information was provided by students' comments about the interventions. Reed's belief that self-transcendence is present regardless of age was supported. Future studies are suggested with an increased sample size, a combined CBI/FV intervention, and supportive help during students' intervention delivery.
authors: Barry University School of Nursing, 11300 N.E., 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, Florida 33161, USA. swalsh@mail.barry.edu
authors: Sandra M
authors: SM
authors: Walsh
authors: Shiue
authors: S
authors: Chen
authors: Marcia
authors: M
authors: Hacker
authors: Dawn
authors: D
authors: Broschard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*