Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana
The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older population in Gha...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | PloS one 2022-06, Vol.17 (6), p.e0268941-e0268941 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | e0268941 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 6 |
| container_start_page | e0268941 |
| container_title | PloS one |
| container_volume | 17 |
| creator | Salia, Solomon Mohammed Adatara, Peter Afaya, Agani Jawula, Waliu Salisu Japiong, Milipaak Wuni, Abubakari Ayanore, Martin Amogre Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa Hagan, Felix Sam-Mensah, Dorcas Alhassan, Robert Kaba |
| description | The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older population in Ghana that will require nursing care, there is a paucity of data on nursing staff knowledge and attitudes toward elderly patients in Ghana. This study, therefore, assessed factors affecting the care of elderly patients among nursing staff in a tertiary referral health facility in the Volta region of Ghana. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design using quantitative data collection approaches. A total of 150 nurses were sampled with a response rate of 95%. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The analysis included logistic regression to predict factors associated with nurses' knowledge and attitude in caring for elderly patients, after multicollinearity diagnosis and controlling the effect of confounding variables. Majority (83.8%) of the nurses demonstrated good knowledge of the aging process, knowledge in the care of the elderly (88.7%), and (84.5%) had a positive caring attitude towards the elderly. Professional education, professional qualification, and knowledge on aged care were significantly associated with nurses' attitude towards the elderly (p |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1371/journal.pone.0268941 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>gale_plos_</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_plos_journals_2686269684</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><galeid>A708083707</galeid><doaj_id>oai_doaj_org_article_09a314a7f4ee40e7b0d08c52abb75c96</doaj_id><sourcerecordid>A708083707</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c669t-b7094b5b320560bc437c54f9d9ba5ef672acd91b6c6aafa8575be31872a15d2a3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqNk9-K1DAUxoso7rr6BoIBQfRixrRpktYLYVnc3YGFBf_dhtM0bTOkTU1Scd7DBzYzU5et7IXkIuGc3_lO8pGTJC9TvE4JT99v7eQGMOvRDmqNM1aUefooOU1Lkq1Yhsnje-eT5Jn3W4wpKRh7mpwQygnnOD9Nfl-CDNZ5BE2jZNBDiyQ4hWyDlKmVMzs0QtBqCBHpbUwPk_N7zIdYgiCg0Cl0bVFQILt9orN-1AEM0gO66mCAD2jTj0bLqGMHjxrrUKuchuC0PHYbbUzv7gqeJ08aMF69mPez5Nvlp68X16ub26vNxfnNSjJWhlXFcZlXtCIZpgxXMidc0rwp67ICqhrGM5B1mVZMMoAGCspppUhaxHhK6wzIWfLqqDsa68VsqBfRS5axkhV5JDZHorawFaPTPbidsKDFIWBdK8AFLY0SuASS5sCbXKkcK17hGheSZlBVnMqSRa2Pc7ep6lUto6cOzEJ0mRl0J1r7U5RZRkhOo8DbWcDZH5PyQfTaS2UMDMpOh3vjjHCKSURf_4M-_LqZaiE-QA-NjX3lXlScc1zggnDMI7V-gIqrVr2W8fc1OsYXBe8WBZEJ6ldoYfJebL58_n_29vuSfXOP7RSY0HlrpsO3WoL5EZTOeu9Uc2dyisV-eP66IfbDI-bhIX8AJP8Mdw</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Open Website</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2686269684</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana</title><source>Public Library of Science (PLoS) Journals Open Access</source><source>DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals</source><source>Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek - Frei zugängliche E-Journals</source><source>PubMed Central</source><source>Free Full-Text Journals in Chemistry</source><creator>Salia, Solomon Mohammed ; Adatara, Peter ; Afaya, Agani ; Jawula, Waliu Salisu ; Japiong, Milipaak ; Wuni, Abubakari ; Ayanore, Martin Amogre ; Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa ; Hagan, Felix ; Sam-Mensah, Dorcas ; Alhassan, Robert Kaba</creator><creatorcontrib>Salia, Solomon Mohammed ; Adatara, Peter ; Afaya, Agani ; Jawula, Waliu Salisu ; Japiong, Milipaak ; Wuni, Abubakari ; Ayanore, Martin Amogre ; Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa ; Hagan, Felix ; Sam-Mensah, Dorcas ; Alhassan, Robert Kaba</creatorcontrib><description>The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older population in Ghana that will require nursing care, there is a paucity of data on nursing staff knowledge and attitudes toward elderly patients in Ghana. This study, therefore, assessed factors affecting the care of elderly patients among nursing staff in a tertiary referral health facility in the Volta region of Ghana. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design using quantitative data collection approaches. A total of 150 nurses were sampled with a response rate of 95%. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The analysis included logistic regression to predict factors associated with nurses' knowledge and attitude in caring for elderly patients, after multicollinearity diagnosis and controlling the effect of confounding variables. Majority (83.8%) of the nurses demonstrated good knowledge of the aging process, knowledge in the care of the elderly (88.7%), and (84.5%) had a positive caring attitude towards the elderly. Professional education, professional qualification, and knowledge on aged care were significantly associated with nurses' attitude towards the elderly (p<0.001), (p<0.005), and (p<0.010), respectively. Lack of special wards/facilities emerged as the predominantly perceived barrier to caring for the elderly as per the nurses' responses. The majority of nurses demonstrated good knowledge and attitude in the aging process and care of the aged. Lack of special wards/facilities and lack of staff motivation were the leading perceived barriers to rendering care to the elderly. Scaling up gerontological nursing programs and establishing special aged care facilities in Ghana with appropriate policy guidelines and regulations for implementation of care will help improve nurses' knowledge and caring attitudes toward the care of elderly patients. Likewise, a national geriatric care policy would help consolidate standard geriatric care in Ghana.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1932-6203</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1932-6203</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268941</identifier><identifier>PMID: 35737704</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>San Francisco: Public Library of Science</publisher><subject>Aged patients ; Aging ; Attitudes ; Biology and Life Sciences ; Care and treatment ; Data collection ; Evaluation ; Geriatrics ; Health care facilities ; Hospital facilities ; Life expectancy ; Life span ; Medical care ; Medicine and Health Sciences ; Motivation ; Nurses ; Nursing ; Nursing care ; Older people ; Patients ; People and Places ; Quality management ; Social Sciences ; Statistical analysis ; Tertiary</subject><ispartof>PloS one, 2022-06, Vol.17 (6), p.e0268941-e0268941</ispartof><rights>COPYRIGHT 2022 Public Library of Science</rights><rights>2022 Salia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.</rights><rights>2022 Salia et al 2022 Salia et al</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c669t-b7094b5b320560bc437c54f9d9ba5ef672acd91b6c6aafa8575be31872a15d2a3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c669t-b7094b5b320560bc437c54f9d9ba5ef672acd91b6c6aafa8575be31872a15d2a3</cites><orcidid>0000-0001-9329-8368 ; 0000-0001-5271-3975 ; 0000-0002-7918-2999</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223345/pdf/$$EPDF$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$Hfree_for_read</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223345/$$EHTML$$P50$$Gpubmedcentral$$Hfree_for_read</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>230,314,723,776,780,860,881,2096,2915,23845,27901,27902,53766,53768,79569,79570</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Salia, Solomon Mohammed</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Adatara, Peter</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Afaya, Agani</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Jawula, Waliu Salisu</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Japiong, Milipaak</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wuni, Abubakari</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Ayanore, Martin Amogre</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hagan, Felix</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Sam-Mensah, Dorcas</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alhassan, Robert Kaba</creatorcontrib><title>Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana</title><title>PloS one</title><description>The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older population in Ghana that will require nursing care, there is a paucity of data on nursing staff knowledge and attitudes toward elderly patients in Ghana. This study, therefore, assessed factors affecting the care of elderly patients among nursing staff in a tertiary referral health facility in the Volta region of Ghana. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design using quantitative data collection approaches. A total of 150 nurses were sampled with a response rate of 95%. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The analysis included logistic regression to predict factors associated with nurses' knowledge and attitude in caring for elderly patients, after multicollinearity diagnosis and controlling the effect of confounding variables. Majority (83.8%) of the nurses demonstrated good knowledge of the aging process, knowledge in the care of the elderly (88.7%), and (84.5%) had a positive caring attitude towards the elderly. Professional education, professional qualification, and knowledge on aged care were significantly associated with nurses' attitude towards the elderly (p<0.001), (p<0.005), and (p<0.010), respectively. Lack of special wards/facilities emerged as the predominantly perceived barrier to caring for the elderly as per the nurses' responses. The majority of nurses demonstrated good knowledge and attitude in the aging process and care of the aged. Lack of special wards/facilities and lack of staff motivation were the leading perceived barriers to rendering care to the elderly. Scaling up gerontological nursing programs and establishing special aged care facilities in Ghana with appropriate policy guidelines and regulations for implementation of care will help improve nurses' knowledge and caring attitudes toward the care of elderly patients. Likewise, a national geriatric care policy would help consolidate standard geriatric care in Ghana.</description><subject>Aged patients</subject><subject>Aging</subject><subject>Attitudes</subject><subject>Biology and Life Sciences</subject><subject>Care and treatment</subject><subject>Data collection</subject><subject>Evaluation</subject><subject>Geriatrics</subject><subject>Health care facilities</subject><subject>Hospital facilities</subject><subject>Life expectancy</subject><subject>Life span</subject><subject>Medical care</subject><subject>Medicine and Health Sciences</subject><subject>Motivation</subject><subject>Nurses</subject><subject>Nursing</subject><subject>Nursing care</subject><subject>Older people</subject><subject>Patients</subject><subject>People and Places</subject><subject>Quality management</subject><subject>Social Sciences</subject><subject>Statistical analysis</subject><subject>Tertiary</subject><issn>1932-6203</issn><issn>1932-6203</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2022</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>BENPR</sourceid><sourceid>DOA</sourceid><recordid>eNqNk9-K1DAUxoso7rr6BoIBQfRixrRpktYLYVnc3YGFBf_dhtM0bTOkTU1Scd7DBzYzU5et7IXkIuGc3_lO8pGTJC9TvE4JT99v7eQGMOvRDmqNM1aUefooOU1Lkq1Yhsnje-eT5Jn3W4wpKRh7mpwQygnnOD9Nfl-CDNZ5BE2jZNBDiyQ4hWyDlKmVMzs0QtBqCBHpbUwPk_N7zIdYgiCg0Cl0bVFQILt9orN-1AEM0gO66mCAD2jTj0bLqGMHjxrrUKuchuC0PHYbbUzv7gqeJ08aMF69mPez5Nvlp68X16ub26vNxfnNSjJWhlXFcZlXtCIZpgxXMidc0rwp67ICqhrGM5B1mVZMMoAGCspppUhaxHhK6wzIWfLqqDsa68VsqBfRS5axkhV5JDZHorawFaPTPbidsKDFIWBdK8AFLY0SuASS5sCbXKkcK17hGheSZlBVnMqSRa2Pc7ep6lUto6cOzEJ0mRl0J1r7U5RZRkhOo8DbWcDZH5PyQfTaS2UMDMpOh3vjjHCKSURf_4M-_LqZaiE-QA-NjX3lXlScc1zggnDMI7V-gIqrVr2W8fc1OsYXBe8WBZEJ6ldoYfJebL58_n_29vuSfXOP7RSY0HlrpsO3WoL5EZTOeu9Uc2dyisV-eP66IfbDI-bhIX8AJP8Mdw</recordid><startdate>20220623</startdate><enddate>20220623</enddate><creator>Salia, Solomon Mohammed</creator><creator>Adatara, Peter</creator><creator>Afaya, Agani</creator><creator>Jawula, Waliu Salisu</creator><creator>Japiong, Milipaak</creator><creator>Wuni, Abubakari</creator><creator>Ayanore, Martin Amogre</creator><creator>Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa</creator><creator>Hagan, Felix</creator><creator>Sam-Mensah, Dorcas</creator><creator>Alhassan, Robert Kaba</creator><general>Public Library of Science</general><general>Public Library of Science (PLoS)</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>IOV</scope><scope>ISR</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>7QG</scope><scope>7QL</scope><scope>7QO</scope><scope>7RV</scope><scope>7SN</scope><scope>7SS</scope><scope>7T5</scope><scope>7TG</scope><scope>7TM</scope><scope>7U9</scope><scope>7X2</scope><scope>7X7</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88E</scope><scope>8AO</scope><scope>8C1</scope><scope>8FD</scope><scope>8FE</scope><scope>8FG</scope><scope>8FH</scope><scope>8FI</scope><scope>8FJ</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>ABJCF</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AEUYN</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ARAPS</scope><scope>ATCPS</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BBNVY</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BGLVJ</scope><scope>BHPHI</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>D1I</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>FR3</scope><scope>FYUFA</scope><scope>GHDGH</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>H94</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>K9.</scope><scope>KB.</scope><scope>KB0</scope><scope>KL.</scope><scope>L6V</scope><scope>LK8</scope><scope>M0K</scope><scope>M0S</scope><scope>M1P</scope><scope>M7N</scope><scope>M7P</scope><scope>M7S</scope><scope>NAPCQ</scope><scope>P5Z</scope><scope>P62</scope><scope>P64</scope><scope>PATMY</scope><scope>PDBOC</scope><scope>PIMPY</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PTHSS</scope><scope>PYCSY</scope><scope>RC3</scope><scope>7X8</scope><scope>5PM</scope><scope>DOA</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9329-8368</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5271-3975</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-2999</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>20220623</creationdate><title>Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana</title><author>Salia, Solomon Mohammed ; Adatara, Peter ; Afaya, Agani ; Jawula, Waliu Salisu ; Japiong, Milipaak ; Wuni, Abubakari ; Ayanore, Martin Amogre ; Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa ; Hagan, Felix ; Sam-Mensah, Dorcas ; Alhassan, Robert Kaba</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c669t-b7094b5b320560bc437c54f9d9ba5ef672acd91b6c6aafa8575be31872a15d2a3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2022</creationdate><topic>Aged patients</topic><topic>Aging</topic><topic>Attitudes</topic><topic>Biology and Life Sciences</topic><topic>Care and treatment</topic><topic>Data collection</topic><topic>Evaluation</topic><topic>Geriatrics</topic><topic>Health care facilities</topic><topic>Hospital facilities</topic><topic>Life expectancy</topic><topic>Life span</topic><topic>Medical care</topic><topic>Medicine and Health Sciences</topic><topic>Motivation</topic><topic>Nurses</topic><topic>Nursing</topic><topic>Nursing care</topic><topic>Older people</topic><topic>Patients</topic><topic>People and Places</topic><topic>Quality management</topic><topic>Social Sciences</topic><topic>Statistical analysis</topic><topic>Tertiary</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Salia, Solomon Mohammed</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Adatara, Peter</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Afaya, Agani</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Jawula, Waliu Salisu</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Japiong, Milipaak</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wuni, Abubakari</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Ayanore, Martin Amogre</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hagan, Felix</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Sam-Mensah, Dorcas</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Alhassan, Robert Kaba</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints</collection><collection>Gale In Context: Science</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Animal Behavior Abstracts</collection><collection>Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)</collection><collection>Biotechnology Research Abstracts</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Database</collection><collection>Ecology Abstracts</collection><collection>Entomology Abstracts (Full archive)</collection><collection>Immunology Abstracts</collection><collection>Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts</collection><collection>Nucleic Acids Abstracts</collection><collection>Virology and AIDS Abstracts</collection><collection>Agricultural Science Collection</collection><collection>Health & Medical Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Medical Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Pharma Collection</collection><collection>Public Health Database</collection><collection>Technology Research Database</collection><collection>ProQuest SciTech Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Technology Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Materials Science & Engineering Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Sustainability</collection><collection>ProQuest Central UK/Ireland</collection><collection>Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection</collection><collection>Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Technology Collection</collection><collection>Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>ProQuest Materials Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Korea</collection><collection>Engineering Research Database</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Health & Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Materials Science Database</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts - Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest Engineering Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>Agricultural Science Database</collection><collection>Health & Medical Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Medical Database</collection><collection>Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C)</collection><collection>Biological Science Database</collection><collection>Engineering Database</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Premium</collection><collection>Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection</collection><collection>Biotechnology and BioEngineering Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Science Database</collection><collection>Materials Science Collection</collection><collection>Publicly Available Content Database</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>Engineering Collection</collection><collection>Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>Genetics Abstracts</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><collection>PubMed Central (Full Participant titles)</collection><collection>DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals</collection><jtitle>PloS one</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Salia, Solomon Mohammed</au><au>Adatara, Peter</au><au>Afaya, Agani</au><au>Jawula, Waliu Salisu</au><au>Japiong, Milipaak</au><au>Wuni, Abubakari</au><au>Ayanore, Martin Amogre</au><au>Bangnidong, Jacob Erwontaa</au><au>Hagan, Felix</au><au>Sam-Mensah, Dorcas</au><au>Alhassan, Robert Kaba</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana</atitle><jtitle>PloS one</jtitle><date>2022-06-23</date><risdate>2022</risdate><volume>17</volume><issue>6</issue><spage>e0268941</spage><epage>e0268941</epage><pages>e0268941-e0268941</pages><issn>1932-6203</issn><eissn>1932-6203</eissn><abstract>The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older population in Ghana that will require nursing care, there is a paucity of data on nursing staff knowledge and attitudes toward elderly patients in Ghana. This study, therefore, assessed factors affecting the care of elderly patients among nursing staff in a tertiary referral health facility in the Volta region of Ghana. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design using quantitative data collection approaches. A total of 150 nurses were sampled with a response rate of 95%. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The analysis included logistic regression to predict factors associated with nurses' knowledge and attitude in caring for elderly patients, after multicollinearity diagnosis and controlling the effect of confounding variables. Majority (83.8%) of the nurses demonstrated good knowledge of the aging process, knowledge in the care of the elderly (88.7%), and (84.5%) had a positive caring attitude towards the elderly. Professional education, professional qualification, and knowledge on aged care were significantly associated with nurses' attitude towards the elderly (p<0.001), (p<0.005), and (p<0.010), respectively. Lack of special wards/facilities emerged as the predominantly perceived barrier to caring for the elderly as per the nurses' responses. The majority of nurses demonstrated good knowledge and attitude in the aging process and care of the aged. Lack of special wards/facilities and lack of staff motivation were the leading perceived barriers to rendering care to the elderly. Scaling up gerontological nursing programs and establishing special aged care facilities in Ghana with appropriate policy guidelines and regulations for implementation of care will help improve nurses' knowledge and caring attitudes toward the care of elderly patients. Likewise, a national geriatric care policy would help consolidate standard geriatric care in Ghana.</abstract><cop>San Francisco</cop><pub>Public Library of Science</pub><pmid>35737704</pmid><doi>10.1371/journal.pone.0268941</doi><tpages>e0268941</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9329-8368</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5271-3975</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-2999</orcidid><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 1932-6203 |
| ispartof | PloS one, 2022-06, Vol.17 (6), p.e0268941-e0268941 |
| issn | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_plos_journals_2686269684 |
| source | Public Library of Science (PLoS) Journals Open Access; DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals; Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek - Frei zugängliche E-Journals; PubMed Central; Free Full-Text Journals in Chemistry |
| subjects | Aged patients Aging Attitudes Biology and Life Sciences Care and treatment Data collection Evaluation Geriatrics Health care facilities Hospital facilities Life expectancy Life span Medical care Medicine and Health Sciences Motivation Nurses Nursing Nursing care Older people Patients People and Places Quality management Social Sciences Statistical analysis Tertiary |
| title | Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-14T03%3A14%3A01IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-gale_plos_&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Factors%20affecting%20care%20of%20elderly%20patients%20among%20nursing%20staff%20at%20the%20Ho%20teaching%20hospital%20in%20Ghana:%20Implications%20for%20geriatric%20care%20policy%20in%20Ghana&rft.jtitle=PloS%20one&rft.au=Salia,%20Solomon%20Mohammed&rft.date=2022-06-23&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=e0268941&rft.epage=e0268941&rft.pages=e0268941-e0268941&rft.issn=1932-6203&rft.eissn=1932-6203&rft_id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0268941&rft_dat=%3Cgale_plos_%3EA708083707%3C/gale_plos_%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2686269684&rft_id=info:pmid/35737704&rft_galeid=A708083707&rft_doaj_id=oai_doaj_org_article_09a314a7f4ee40e7b0d08c52abb75c96&rfr_iscdi=true |