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Miedzianowski, Susan M.

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Ageism: An investigation of knowledge and attitudes of patrol officers related to their preference to work with older adults including those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Ageism: An investigation of knowledge and attitudes of patrol officers related to their preference to work with older adults including those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias./
Author:	Miedzianowski, Susan M.
Description:	230 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-05(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-05B(E).
Subject:	Health Sciences, Aging. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3609064
ISBN:	9781303677649

Ageism: An investigation of knowledge and attitudes of patrol officers related to their preference to work with older adults including those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Miedzianowski, Susan M.

Ageism: An investigation of knowledge and attitudes of patrol officers related to their preference to work with older adults including those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. - 230 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-05(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2014.

The study examined feedback from patrol officers regarding the relationship between knowledge of normal and pathologic aging, attitudes toward aging, and influence on the preference of patrol officers to work with older adults, including those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Data was collected using a web-based survey by patrol officers in the State of Michigan. The survey instrument was comprised of a researcher-developed demographic section and the following tools: Palmore's Facts on Aging (FAQ2), Kogan's Attitudes toward Old People, Templer's Death Anxiety Scale, Alzheimer's Knowledge Scale and selected sections from The Impact Study. Attitudes and behavior were viewed from combined theoretical perspectives of terror management and social learning theories. The sample included 111 sworn active-duty patrol officers working in law enforcement agencies, public safety and tribal council departments in the state of Michigan. The initial sample was selected using random systematic sampling methods from the publically available directory of Michigan county, municipal and tribal law enforcement agencies. Convenience sampling was added at month three of the data collection process due to poor response rate. The findings of this study showed that, patrol officers displayed some ageist perceptions based on neutral results considering the older adults, but appeared to create no discernible difference between their attitudes and preference to work with older adults. Despite better knowledge, no significant relationship was found between this knowledge and patrol officers' preference to work with older adults including those with ADRD. Attitudes are composed, in part, from previous experiences. Participating patrol officers indicated that experiences with older adults including those with ADRD were of a more professional than personal nature and may have had some influence on the lack of significance in the relationship between attitudes of patrol officers toward ADRD and their neutral preference to work with older adults with ADRD. This study demonstrated that knowledge and attitudes together influence preference of patrol officers to work with older adults. Patrol officers need to maintain a solid foundation of normal and pathological aging to create the necessary tools to meet the needs of the growing segment of this population.

ISBN: 9781303677649Subjects--Topical Terms:

1669845
Health Sciences, Aging.

Ageism: An investigation of knowledge and attitudes of patrol officers related to their preference to work with older adults including those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
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