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KMID : 1003120210130010065
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Journal of Korean Society of Neurocognitive Rehabilitation
2021 Volume.13 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.72
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Effects of Majoring in Health Science on Social Distancing towards Elderly With Dementia among University Students
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Choi Yu-Bin
Song Ye-Rin
Park Sang-Yi
Hwang Su-Jin
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Abstract
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Dementia is not a specific disease, but a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving, and other thinking abilities to an extent that interferes with daily life. The purpose of this study was to compare the attitudes of students majoring in health sciences and non-health sciences toward social distance from dementia patients.
A total of 243 students, those majoring in health science (n=106) or non-health sciences (n=137), participated in this study. This study measured the awareness of dementia and social distance using structured online questionnaires.
The structured questionnaires consisted of general characteristics of the participants, awareness of dementia, and social distance, including social willingness, knowledge, affect, and contact. An independent t-test was used to assess the effect of the study major on attitudes toward social distance from older patients with dementia.
Our results show that awareness of dementia was not significantly different between students majoring in health science and non-health sciences. Social willingness, as a subitem of social distance, was significantly higher in health science students than in non-health science students. Contact, as a part of social distance, was also significantly higher in those majoring in health science than in non-health sciences. However, knowledge and affect were not significantly different between the two groups.
The results of this study suggest that university students majoring in health sciences should systematically educate themselves about the physical, cognitive, and affective characteristics of older patients with dementia to provide effective health services.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Elderly, Health science, Social distancing
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