Resumo
Objetivo: este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as atitudes, conhecimentos e interesse dos estudantes de saúde em relação à geriatria e gerontologia e avaliar suas associações. Método: participaram do estudo 225 estudantes do último ano dos cursos de Enfermagem, Medicina, Fonoaudiologia, Farmácia e Educação Física. Os questionários incluíram um formulário de características demográficas, a Escala de Diferencial Semântico de Envelhecimento e Questionário Palmore - Fatos sobre o envelhecimento. Foram utilizados modelos de regressão múltipla. Resultados: a atitude em relação aos idosos foi negativa (50,67%) e associada ao menor interesse. O nível de conhecimento foi melhor entre os estudantes de Enfermagem, Medicina e estudantes mais velhos. O aumento do conhecimento se relacionou com a atitude e, no total, 71,43% apresentavam interesse em geriatria. O interesse esteve fortemente associado ao gênero feminino. Conclusão: os estudantes apresentaram um alto nível de conhecimento, interesse em geriatria e uma atitude negativa em relação aos cuidados geriátricos. Ações focadas na capacitação em geriatria devem ser implementadas.
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