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dc.contributor.authorHewetson, Ronelle
dc.contributor.authorCornwell, Petrea
dc.contributor.authorDavern, Susannah
dc.contributor.authorHill, Anne E.
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Lucy
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-14T04:54:08Z
dc.date.available2018-06-14T04:54:08Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn2200-0259
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/125275
dc.description.abstractAustralia’s demographic future and need for allied health staff equipped to provide services to growing numbers of older people with complex care needs have been documented. Student interest in working with older people has been explored in a number of health care professions, but not in the field of speech pathology. This study investigated speech pathology students’ attitudes toward older people; knowledge and confidence in clinical skills related to communication and swallowing disorders in older people; as well as interest in future employment that specialises in service provision to older people. Seventy-four participants completed an on-line survey and a geriatric attitude scale prior to a clinical placement in an adult service, with 52 completing a post-placement survey. Results indicated that students had positive attitudes about older people and that a clinical placement in an adult service increased their knowledge and confidence in clinical skills. Despite positive attitudes about older people, a preference for working with younger adults emerged. Implications for future training of speech pathologists are discussed and the need identified for research into factors that influence career interest.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpeech Pathology Australia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom75
dc.relation.ispartofpageto81
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAged Health Care
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLinguistics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111702
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1702
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2004
dc.titleThe future of speech pathology in aged care: Students’ confidence and interest in working with older people
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorCornwell, Petrea
gro.griffith.authorHewetson, Ronelle


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