ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1609198
Impact of Nurses' Health Beliefs About Caring for Older Adults on Their Own Preparation for Old Age Running Head: Impact of Nurses' Health Beliefs on Their Preparation for Old Age
Provisionally accepted
- 1Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2Daejin University, Pocheon, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
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Background: The older adults is increasing worldwide, and South Korea in particular is experiencing a rapid increase in the older adults. In this situation, related research targeting nurses who care for the older adult is necessary. Objective: This study was to examine the relationships among preparation for old age and health beliefs, and the factors influencing preparation for old age of young nurses in their 20s and 30s who care for older adults in general hospitals. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed. Participants were 110 nurses working in general hospitals, South Korea. Measures were the general characteristics list, the preparation scale for old age, and health belief scale. Results: Level of preparation for retirement (β = -0.53, p < 0.001), department (β = 0.34, p < 0.001), health beliefs (β = 0.32, p < 0.001), desired retirement age (β = 0.19, p = 0.022), annual salary (β = -0.18, p = 0.048), and chronic disease (β = 0.17, p = 0.028) were all statistically significant variables in the Step-2 regression model. Explanatory power was 69.2%. Conclusions: Improving preparation for retirement and health beliefs could promote preparation for old age. Department, desired retirement age, annual salary, and chronic disease need to be considered when developing and implementing interventions for improving preparation for old age. Nursing managers or nurses need pay attention to factors influencing preparation for old age of young nurses caring for older adult patients in general hospitals.
Keywords: old age, preparation, Health belief, Retirement, Nurse
Received: 10 Apr 2025; Accepted: 06 Aug 2025.
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* Correspondence: Sohyune Sok, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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