Pengetahuan dan Perspektif Mahasiswa tentang Penuaan dan Keadaan Tua

• Main Authors: Patrick, Zita Arieselia, Elisabeth Rukmini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Padjajaran 2014-12-01
• Series: Majalah Kedokteran Bandung
• Subjects: Aged; aging; students
• Online Access: http://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/mkb/article/view/339
• ISSN: 0126-074X; 2338-6223

The negative perspectives on aged and aging will be diminished if positive perspectives on aged condition and aging have been introduced in young age. This study aimed to compare and test the relationship between knowledge and perspective toward aged condition and aging among medical and biotechnology students. This study was a comparative analytical and correlative study with a cross-sectional method in the period of January to May 2013 conducted at the School of Biotechnology and the School of Medicine Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia. Knowledge towards aged condition and aging was measured using the Facts about Aging Quiz 1 (FAQ 1). Perspective towards aged condition and aging was measured using the Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) and the Aging Semantic Differential (ASD). There were 45 students from each school.. Knowledge about aged condition and aging of the medical and biotechnology students was quite low. There were no significant differences (p=0.199) between the two groups. The AAS data showed that respondents did not have any fear of old people.They were also not really concern about physiological and physical appearances and were not afraid of lost. The ASD data showed that they tended to have positive views: the elderly people are useful, independent, and able to accept their condition. The correlation tests between FAQ 1-AAS and FAQ 1-ASD showed no correlation. In conclusion, there is no relationship between knowledge and perspective towards aged condition and aging.