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Nursing Students and Social Welfare Students' Knowledge and Attitudes toward Dementia

간호학과와 사회복지학과 학생의 치매에 대한 지식과 태도

  • Kim, Sookhee (Nursing team manager, Woosuk Gimje Oriental Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Ahn, Okhee (Department of Nursing, Woosuk University) ;
  • Park, Dahye (Department of Nursing, Semyung University)
  • Received : 2015.05.01
  • Accepted : 2015.06.20
  • Published : 2015.06.30

Abstract

This study is a descriptive research conducted to provide basic resources for the production course and programs by identifying knowledge and attitudes toward dementia of nursing students and social welfare students. The participants were 451 students of nursing science and social welfare in four-year university at J-do. Data were collected from October 1, 2012 to October 20, 2012, by using structured questionnaires and analyzed by using SPSS 20.0 program. The participants showed relatively high level of knowledge. Nursing students($16.42{\pm}1.77point$, range 0~20) showed higher level of knowledge than social welfare students($16.02{\pm}2.3029point$, range 0~20)(p=.015). Both students showed relatively positive attitudes(nursing $40.48{\pm}4.29point$, social welfare $40.54{\pm}4.6229point$, range 10~50). The higher the participants' knowledge and interests in dementia, attitudes toward dementia were more positive. Based on the result, it is required to develop various education program and research to promote knowledge and attitudes toward dementia.

본 연구는 간호학과와 사회복지학과 학생을 대상으로 치매에 대한 지식과 태도를 파악하여 교육프로그램 개발의 기초자료를 제공하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구 대상자는 J도 4년제 대학교에 재학 중인 간호학과와 사회복지학과 학생 451명을 대상으로 하였다. 자료수집기간은 2012년 10월 1일부터 10월 20일까지였으며, 수집된 자료는 SPSS 20.0 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 대상자들은 치매에 대한 지식수준이 비교적 높은 수준이었으며, 간호학과 학생들의 치매에 대한 지식수준이($16.42{\pm}1.77$점, 범위 0~20점) 사회복지학과 학생들($16.02{\pm}2.30$점, 범위 0~20점)보다 약간 높았다(p=.015). 두 학과 모두 치매에 대한 태도가 비교적 긍정적이었고(간호학과 $40.48{\pm}4.29$점, 사회복지학과 $40.54{\pm}4.62$점, 범위 10~50점). 치매에 대한 지식과 관심도가 높을수록 긍정적인 태도를 나타냈다. 이상의 결과를 토대로, 치매에 대한 지식과 태도를 향상시키기 위한 다양한 교육프로그램 개발과 연구 진행이 이루어져야 할 것이다.

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