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    An Anthropological Contribution about Ageism: Attitudes of Elder Care and Nursing Students in Turkey towards Ageism
    (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2016) Karahan, Faika Sanal; Hamarta, Erdal; Karahan, Ali Yavuz
    The aim of this study was to define attitudes toward ageism among nursing and geriatric care students at two schools. Fifty students from the Sick and Elder Care School (SECS) and the Nursing Services Department (NSD) participated in this study. Participants were asked to fill a questionnaire that included questions on demographic data and questions related to the literature and the Ageism Attitude Scale (AAS). All students were between 16 and 18 years old, female, and single. The participants' average AAS score was 72.8. Higher AAS scores were correlated with age, class, and experience in residing with an older relative. The mean AAS score of the SECS students was statistically high and significant when it was compared with the mean AAS score of the NSD students. Students who understand the aging process, senility, and changes in senile individuals better and have good communication skills with elderly individuals have a more positive attitude and perspective.
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    The Turkish adaptation and psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale
    (Pagepress Publ, 2018) Karahan, Faika Sanal; Hamarta, Erdal; Karahan, Ali Yavuz
    The purpose of the present study is to translate and adapt the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), a 30-item self-report measure of anxiety among older adults, into Turkish and examine its basic psychometric properties. We tested the translated GAS in a sample of community-dwelling older adults in Konya, Turkey (N=100; M-age=71.4 years, SD=6.5; range=65-88) without a history of mental disorder and sufficient cognitive abilities. To assess the convergent validity, Turkish versions of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were administered. The mean GAS total score was 13.33 (SD=11.86). Due to low item-total correlations (<0.30), two items (items 2 and 3) were removed from the Turkish version of the GAS. The internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha) was excellent for the total score (0.91) and acceptable for the subscales (somatic = 0.71; cognitive = 0.85; affective = 0.84). Regarding the convergent validity, the GAS total score was significantly and positively correlated with the total scores of the BAI (r=0.87, P<0.05) and GDS (r=0.57, P<0.05), with large effect sizes. Implications: The newly translated Turkish version of the GAS has promising utility in an older adult Turkish sample. Future studies of this measure are warranted.