Table 2: Comparing mean scores of the nursing students according to their state of taking the "geriatric nursing" course.

 

Difficulty of Accepting Old Age

Social Exhaustion Perception

Difficulty of Coping with Life

Negative Image

Attitude toward Old Age and Aging

Students Taking the “Geriatric Nursing” Course (n = 79)

2.94 ± 0.54

2.92 ± 0.46

3.04 ± 0.60

2.89 ± 0.52

2.95 ± 0.47

Students Not Taking the “Geriatric Nursing” Course (n = 102)

2.92 ± 0.73

3.02 ± 0.56

3.34 ± 0.57

3.04 ± 0.64

3.07 ± 0.56

Statistical analysis

t = -0.181

p = 0.857

t = 1.614

p = 0.226

t = 3.361

p = 0.001

t = 1.702

p = 0.091

t = 1.515

p = 0.131

*p < 0.05: t = Independent sample t-test.