Ageism, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Conditions
Keywords
Elderly care, Ageism, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Empathy
Brief summary
The aim of this study, to examine the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy education to elderly care students on ageism, attitudes towards the elderly, empathy and body image.
Detailed description
Students in the control group will continue their normal education. The students in the intervention group will be given training on ageism, elderly attitude, empathy and body image in the cognitive therapy training, which will be given by a psychological counselor who is an expert in the field and will last for a total of 1 month in four modules.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems.
Sponsors
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Assesors are blinded to randomization
Intervention model description
Randomized Controlled Trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Students who do not have hearing, speech and psychiatric problems that prevent communication * Students who volunteered to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
\- Students who do not want to be involved in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kogan Attitudes Toward Old People Scale | Change from Baseline Kogan Score at 1 month | The scale measures the attitudes of individuals towards the elderly. An increase in the total score indicates that the individual has a positive attitude towards the elderly. 34 is the lowest score, and 204 is the highest score obtained from the scale. A high score obtained from the scale indicates a positive attitude towards older people. |
| The Cognitive Affective and Somatic Empathy Scales (CASES) for Children | Change from Baseline CASES Score at 1 month | The scale was developed to evaluate the empathy levels of children and adolescents.The total score for thirty items ranges from 0 to 60, and it is thought that the higher the score, the higher the tendency to empathize. |
| Ageism Attitude Scale | Change from Baseline Ageism Attitude Scale at 1 month | It is a scale with three sub-dimensions: limiting the life of the elderly, positive discrimination and negative discrimination attitudes towards the elderly. A high score indicates a positive attitude. The highest possible score from the survey was 190 and the lowest was 38 according to this scoring scale. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed