Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research Article
Ageism in Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Groups of Students toward Older Adults before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Sofija Sesto, Marina Odalovic*, Daniela Fialova, Martin Henman, Valentina Marinkovic and Ivana Tadic
Title: Ageism is a process of systematic stereotyping, prejudicial attitudes, and direct or indirect discrimination against people because they are old. Ageism affected people of all ages, especially older people. Older people were the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to social isolation, loneliness, and a higher chance of developing various diseases, such as anxiety or depression.
Background: There is evidence in the literature that ageism has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily through the media. However, insufficient research has been done on assessing ageism in the student population, and in the Republic of Serbia, such research has not been done at all. Based on this, this study aimed to examine the level of ageism toward older adults among Health Care (HC) and non-Healthcare (non-HSC) students, before and durin.. View More»
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