Investigating the Factor Structure of an Instrument to Measure Attitudes and Preparedness to Work with Elders with Alzheimer's Disease

References

• Ballard , E. L. , Nash , F. , Raiford , K. and Harrell , L. E. 1993 . Recruitment of black elderly for clinical research studies of dementia: The Cerad experience . The Gerontologist , 33 : 561 – 565 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barker , R. L. 1999 . The Social Work Dictionary , 4th Ed. , Washington, DC : National Association of Social Workers .
   Google Scholar
• Beall , C. , Baumhover , L. A. , Novak , D. A. , Edwards , B. M. , Plant , M. A. and Pieroni , R. E. 1992 . Educating about Alzheimer's disease: Curricular implications for health professionals . Gerontology & Geriatrics Education , 12 ( 3 ) : 93 – 107 .
   Google Scholar
• Beall , C. , Baumhover , L. A. , Simpson , J. A. and Pieroni , R. E. 1991 . Teaching geriatric medicine: Residents' perceptions of barriers and stereotypes . Gerontology & Geriatrics Education , 11 ( 3 ) : 85 – 95 .
   Google Scholar
• Birenbaum , A. , Aronson , M. and Seiffer , S. 1979 . Training medical students to appreciate the special problems of the elderly . The Gerontologist , 19 : 575 – 579 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Braun , K. L. , Takamura , J. C. , Forman , S. M. , Sasaki , P. A. and Meininger , L. 1995 . Developing and testing outreach materials on Alzheimer's disease for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans . The Gerontologist , 35 : 122 – 126 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carmel , S. , Cwikel , J. and Galinsky , D. 1992 . Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and work pREFERENCES following courses in gerontology among medical, nursing, and social work students . Educational Gerontology , 18 : 329 – 342 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cyrus-Lutz , C. and Gaitz , C. M. 1972 . Psychiatrists' attitudes toward the aged and aging . The Gerontologist , 12 : 163 – 167 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dunkelman , D. M. and Dressel , R. C. 1994 . “ The nursing home environment and dementia care ” . In Reshaping Dementia Care-Practice and Policy in Long-Term Care , Edited by: Aronson , M. K. 60 – 68 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Fazio , R. , Powell , M. and Herr , P. 1983 . Toward a process model of the attitude-behavior relationship: Assessing one's attitude upon mere observation of the attitude object . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 44 : 723 – 735 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gatz , M. and Pearson , C. G. 1988 . Ageism revised and the provision of psychological services . American Psychologist , 43 : 184 – 188 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Geiger , D. L. 1978 . How future professionals view the elderly: A comparative analysis of social work, law, and medical students' perceptions . The Gerontologist , 18 : 591 – 594 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gomez , G. E. , Young , E. A. and Gomez , E. A. 1991 . Attitude toward the elderly, fear of death, and work preference of baccalaureate nursing students . Gerontology & Geriatrics Education , 11 ( 4 ) : 45 – 56 .
   Google Scholar
• Green , S. K. , Keith , K. J. and Pawlson , L. G. 1983 . Medical students' attitudes toward the elderly . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 31 : 305 – 309 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Henderson , J. N. and Gutierrez-Mayka , M. 1992 . Ethnocultural themes in caregiving to Alzheimer's disease patients in Hispanic families . Clinical Gerontologist , 2 ( 3/4 ) : 59 – 74 .
   Google Scholar
• Hedderson , J. and Fisher , M. 1993 . SPSS Made Simple , 2nd Ed. , Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Publishing Company .
   Google Scholar
• Hutcheson , G. and Sofronious , N. 1999 . The Multivariate Social Scientist , Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Intrieri , R. C. , Kelly , J. A. , Brown , M. M. and Castilla , C. 1993 . Improving medical students' attitudes toward and skills with the elderly . The Gerontologist , 33 : 373 – 378 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kane , M. N. 1998 . Consent and competency in elders with Alzheimer's disease . American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease , 13 : 179 – 188 .
   Google Scholar
• Kane , M. N. 1999a . Factors affecting social work students' willingness to work with elders with Alzheimer's disease . Journal of Social Work Education , 35 : 71 – 85 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kane , M. N. 1999b . Mental health issues and Alzheimer's disease . American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease , 14 : 111 – 119 .
   Google Scholar
• Kane , M. N. 2000 . Ethnoculturally-sensitive practice and Alzheimer's disease . American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease , 15 : 80 – 86 .
   Google Scholar
• Kane , M. N. 2001 . Legal guardianship and other alternatives in the care of elders with Alzheimer's disease . American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias , 16 : 89 – 96 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kane , M. N. 2002 . Awareness of ageism, motivation, and countertransference in the care of elders with Alzheimer's disease . American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias , 17 : 101 – 109 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kaplan , H. I. and Sadock , B. J. 1998 . Synopsis of Psychiatry , 8th ed. , Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins .
   Google Scholar
• Kart , C. S. and Kinney , J. M. 2001 . The Realities of Aging , Boston : Allyn & Bacon .
   Google Scholar
• Kogan , N. 1961 . Attitudes toward old people: The development of a scale and an examination of correlates . Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology , 62 : 44 – 54 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kosberg , J. I. 1973 . The nursing home: A social work paradox . Social Work , 18 : 104 – 110 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kosberg , J. I. , Cohen , S. Z. and Mendlovitz , A. 1972 . Comparison of supervisors' attitudes in a home for the aged . The Gerontologist , 12 : 241 – 245 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kosberg , J. I. and Harris , A. P. 1978 . Attitudes toward elderly clients . Health and Social Work , 3 ( 3 ) : 67 – 90 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Laws , G. 1995 . Understanding ageism: Lessons from feminism and postmodernism . The Gerontologist , 35 : 112 – 118 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reinhardy , J. R. 1987 . Social casework with the elderly between World Wars I and II . Social Service Review , 61 : 498 – 513 .
   Google Scholar
• Robins , L. S. and Wolf , F. M. 1989 . The effect of training on medical students' responses to geriatric patient concerns: Results of a linguistic analysis . The Gerontologist , 29 : 341 – 344 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Robinson , A. D. 1993 . Attitudes toward the elderly among nursing home aides: A factor analytic study . Gerontology & Geriatrics Education , 14 ( 2 ) : 21 – 32 .
   Google Scholar
• Rohan , E. A. , Berkman , B. , Walker , S. and Holmes , W. 1994 . The geriatric oncology patient: Ageism in social work practice . Journal of Gerontological Social Work , 23 ( 1/2 ) : 201 – 221 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rosenbloom , C. , Whittington , F. J. and Wilson , S. L. 1987 . A practicum in geriatric nutrition: Improving nutrition student attitudes toward elderly clients . Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly , 6 ( 3 ) : 41 – 45 .
   Google Scholar
• Rowland , V. T. and Shoemake , A. 1995 . How experiences in a nursing home affect nursing students' perceptions of the elderly . Educational Gerontology , 21 : 735 – 748 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schneck , M. K. , Reisberg , B. and Ferris , S. H. 1982 . An overview of current concepts of Alzheimer's disease . American Journal of Psychiatry , 139 : 165 – 173 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schwalb , S. J. and Sedlacek , W. E. 1990 . Have college students' attitudes toward older people changed? . Journal of College Student Development , 31 ( 2 ) : 127 – 132 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Solomon , K. and Vickers , R. 1979 . Attitudes of health workers toward old people . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 27 : 186 – 191 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tabachnick , B. G. and Fidell , L. S. 1996 . Using Multivariate Statistics , 3rd Ed. , New York : Harper Collins .
   Google Scholar
• Thorson , J. A. , Whatley , L. and Hancock , K. 1974 . Attitudes toward the aged as a function of age and education . The Gerontologist , 14 : 316 – 318 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vogt , W. P. 1999 . Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Non-technical Guide for the Social Sciences , 2nd Ed. , Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Weiler , R. M. and Sarvela , P. D. 1993 . The attitudes toward the elderly questionnaire . Home Health Care Services Quarterly , 14 ( 1 ) : 113 – 122 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Wilderom , C. P. M. , Press , E. G. , Perkins , D. V. , Tebes , J. A. , Nichols , L. Calkins , E. 1990 . Correlates of entering medical students' attitudes toward geriatrics . Educational Gerontology , 16 : 429 – 446 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yale , R. 1995 . Developing Support Groups for Individuals with Early-stage Alzheimer's Disease , Baltimore : Health Professions Press .
   Google Scholar