Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 64 studies from 11 countries, involving 24,332 nursing students, published on figshare. The work, by Wei Zhang, synthesizes cross-sectional survey data on attitudes toward geriatric care using the KAOP scale. The analysis was conducted up to July 4, 2024, and registered under CRD42022348244.

Use Cases

• Analyze factors influencing nursing students' attitudes toward older adults based on variables like gender and prior experience.
• Benchmark attitude scores from different regions based on the aggregated results from 11 countries.
• Inform curriculum design for geriatric nursing education based on the impact of specific courses.
• Investigate publication bias in healthcare education research based on the funnel plots and Egger's test mentioned.

Strengths

• Aggregates data from 64 studies involving 24,332 nursing students.
• Uses two standardized assessment tools (KAOP 34–238 and KAOP 34–204) for measurement.
• Includes a detailed risk-of-bias assessment, with 56 studies rated as high or moderate quality.
• Follows PRISMA 2020 reporting guidelines and is registered as a systematic review.

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 17.0 KB DOCX document; the underlying survey data is not provided in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-06-04).

Provenance

Source

Wei Zhang via figshare.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys from eight databases.

Time Range

Studies from inception to July 4, 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 04:30:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

11 countries (specific countries not listed).