Working with the elderly: Factors associated with the interest of nursing students in Brazil and Chile

• Main Author: Barreto Colichi, Rosana Maria [UNESP]
• Publication Date: 2021
• Other Authors: Jimenez Figueroa, Andres Eduardo, Urrutia, Verónica Gómez, de Carvalho Nunes, Hélio Rubens [UNESP], Molina Lima, Silvana Andrea [UNESP]
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Download full: http://dx.doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v35.42429; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/221954
• topic: Aging; Intention; Labor Market; Nursing Education; Nursing Students

Objective: to identify factors associated with the interest in working with the elderly as a future job market among nursing students from Brazil and Chile. Method: cross-sectional analytical study, conducted between March and September 2018, including 885 nursing students. A form was used with sociodemographic information related to family and areas of activity and the Family Support Perception Inventory. Statistical analysis included bivariate associations and multiple logistic regression models. Results: 27.5% of the students considered working with the elderly as a possible professional performance, without association with family variables. There were positive associations between those who attended public institutions and cited working with children and negative associations among older students. Conclusion: for most nursing students in Brazil and Chile, working with the elderly was not considered as a possibility of professional performance; this possibility was lower among older students and higher among students from public institutions.