title: Attitudes of Turkish Nursing and Medical Students Toward Elderly People.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of nursing and medical students toward older people in Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional and comparative descriptive study. The Turkish version of Kogan's Old People Scale was used to evaluate attitudes toward older people among 618 students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Medical students showed more positive attitudes toward older people than nursing students. Students who were females, whose economic income was less than expenditure, and who were not interested in working with older people after graduation showed less positive attitudes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggested that positive attitudes toward older people exist; despite this, it is obvious that more efforts are required to enhance these attitudes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Revision and improvement in curricula are needed to enhance the attitudes of students toward older people, and lecturers in schools should further consider the need to prepare students for their roles as caregivers for this particular group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Medical, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferruh Niyazi
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Ayoǧlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Nursing, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey hulyakulak@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hülya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kulakçı
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health and Illness Nursing, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tülay Kuzlu
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Ayyıldız
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Nursing, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülbahar Korkmaz
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Nursing, Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veren
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: attitudes; gerontology; medical students; nursing students; older people