What is it about?
Population ageing is a global issue and has many implications for social policy, especially health care. By 2050, the global proportion of people older than 60 years is estimated to nearly double—from 12% in 2015 to 22%.1 Therefore, current global workforce planning is intended to ensure health-care professionals are competent and willing to care for older adults with complex health needs.2 The UN3 and WHO4 have consequently called for more studies into aged care and aged-care education to understand the health-care needs of older people. In response to this call, we surveyed 174 Ghanaian undergraduate nursing students in November, 2020, with the aim to explore preferences for and perceptions of care of older people. We found that gerontological nursing was the least preferred nursing specialty among the students surveyed.
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Why is it important?
This work recommended various ways to improve gerontological nursing education in a low income country
Perspectives
This work will help improve policies on improving gerontological nursing education in low income economies.
Mr CONFIDENCE ALORSE ATAKRO
CHRISTIAN SERVICE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA
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This page is a summary of: Improving undergraduate nurses' perceptions of and preferences for gerontological nursing in Ghana, The Lancet Healthy Longevity, June 2021, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00096-9.
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