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KMID : 0922320160230010071
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2016 Volume.23 No. 1 p.71 ~ p.79
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Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Educational Needs Regarding Sexuality in the Elderly
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Han Hye-Ja
Lee In-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs of nursing students regarding the sexuality of elderly individuals.
Methods: This was a descriptive study. Data were collected from April $1^{st}$ 수식 이미지 to $22^{nd}$ 수식 이미지, 2016. One hundred ninety-three nursing students in Daejeon city and Chungcheongnam-do were surveyed. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0.
Results: Mean scores on the knowledge, attitudes, and educational needs measures were 15.74/29, 28.45/40, and 36.67/50 respectively. There were significantly differences in major variables according to needs for sexual education of the elderly. There were also significant differences in knowledge and educational needs depending on students' age and year in school. Higher levels of knowledge of sexuality were significantly correlated with more positive attitudes and higher educational needs. Positive attitudes were also correlated with higher educational needs.
Conclusion: Nursing students showed a low level of knowledge and poor attitudes towards sexuality in the elderly. This suggests that there is a need for education on the sexuality of the elderly in the nursing curriculum. This education would guide nursing students to obtain correct knowledge and positive attitudes so that they would be able to provide effective and appropriate sexuality care for elderly patients.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Sexuality, knowledge, Attitude, Educational Needs
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