The aim of this literature review was to explore the views of parents and children with type 1 diabetes mellitus regarding having a school nurse.
Six databases were selected for the analysis. The ...research strategy was based on the PICO model. The research participants were children with type 1 diabetes mellitus and/or their parents.
The present review of research papers includes 12 publications. The majority of works deal with the perspectives of children with type 1 diabetes and their parents on various aspects related to the role of a school nurse in the care of a child with type 1 diabetes:the presence of a school nurse;the role of a school nurse in the prevention and treatment of hypoglycaemia, in performing the measurements of blood glucose, and in insulin therapy;the role of a nurse in improving metabolic control of children with type 1 diabetes;a nurse as an educator for children with type 1 diabetes, classmates, teachers, teacher's assistants, principals, administrators, cafeteria workers, coaches, gym teachers, bus drivers, and school office staff;a nurse as an organiser of the care for children with type 1 diabetes.
According to parents and children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, various forms of school nurse support (i.e., checking blood glucose, giving insulin, giving glucagon, treating low and high blood glucose levels, carbohydrate counting) are consistently effective and should have an impact on the condition, improvement of metabolic control, school activity and safety at school.
Protection at work and work safety are the basic principles of the human right to work in a dignified way that guarantees protection of life and health at work. The scope of work of ...nurses/technicians includes diagnostic procedures, treatment and patient care. However, performance of these tasks can lead to health damage. Preventing and reducing injuries, occupational diseases, diseases related to the work as well as the preservation and improvement of health have a huge impact on reducing economic losses. Thus, a building of awareness is required so that the investment in occupational safety and health and safety at work will not be perceived as an unnecessary expense or a huge cost, but a long-term profitable investment. Additional costs and major expenses arise when the safety and health at work are not in proper focus. Employers and employees are the key factors, but the most important effort is to start raising awareness about the importance of protection and safety at work during the training for certain professions. Teachers play an important role in developing positive attitudes and understanding the importance of prevention of occupational accidents, occupational and related diseases. They greatly influence the maintenance of protection and safety from the earliest days to the end of service, including even the life expectancy of an individual person. If future young health care workers start with the acquisition of knowledge and skills of work safety at the beginning of their professional training, then safety and protection at work will become an integral part of the working process for them. They will develop a proper attitude toward the importance of occupational safety and health, which will guide them throughout their entire working life.
Zaštita i sigurnost na radu temelj su za ostvarivanje prava čovjeka na rad na dostojanstven način, za zaštitu života i zaštitu zdravlja. Djelokrug rada medicinskih sestara/tehničara obuhvaća radne zadatke koji uključuju dijagnostičke postupke, liječenje i skrb za oboljele, a obavljanje tih radnih zadataka može dovesti do oštećenja zdravlja. Sprečavanje i smanjenje ozljeda na radu, profesionalnih bolesti i bolesti u vezi s radom te očuvanje i unapređivanje zdravlja ima velik utjecaj i na gospodarske gubitke. Potreban je proces osvješćivanja za ulaganje u zaštitu na radu kako rad na siguran način ne bi bio shvaćen kao nepotreban veliki trošak, već dugoročno isplativa investicija. Dodatan ili veliki trošak nastaje kada sigurnost i zdravlje na radu nisu u odgovarajućem fokusu. Poslodavci i zaposlenici su ključni čimbenici, ali od svega je najbitnije započeti osvješćivanje o važnosti zaštite i sigurnosti na radu tijekom stjecanja znanja za određena zanimanja. Nastavnici imaju značajnu ulogu u razvijanju pozitivnih stajališta i razumijevanju važnosti prevencije nastanka nezgoda na radu, profesionalnih bolesti i bolesti u vezi s radom. Njihova uloga uvelike utječe na održavanje zaštite i sigurnosti na radu od najranijih dana do kraja radnog staža, ali i životnog vijeka pojedinca. Ako budući mladi radnici počnu sa stjecanjem znanja i vještina o zaštiti i sigurnosti na radu na početku svoje stručne izobrazbe, tada sigurnost i zaštita na radu za njih postaju sastavni dio radnog procesa. Pri tom razvijaju dobar odnos prema važnosti zaštite i sigurnosti na radu te prema zdravlju koji će ih pratiti tijekom njihova cijelog radnog vijeka.
Pad bolesnika klasificira se u neželjene događaje te je jedan od pokazatelja sigurnosti bolesnika i indikator kvalitete zdravstvene njege, ali i najčešće prijavljivan neželjeni događaj u zdravstvenim ...ustanovama. U prevenciji pada uz adekvatnu procjenu rizika ukazala se potreba istraživanja i potencijalnih pretkazatelja pada. Hiponatrijemija zadnje desetljeće postaje i predmet istraživanja u prevenciji pada. Cilj rada je identificirati kritične čimbenike rizika za pad i utvrditi može li hiponatrijemija u serumu poslužiti kao pretkazatelj pada u kategoriji neočekivanog fiziološkog pada, kojeg prati sestra u okviru sklopu kompetencija.
Provedeno istraživanje bilo je retrospektivno, a uzorak je sačinjavalo 77 padova bolesnika na Zavodu za intenzivno kardiološko liječenje, aritmije i transplantacijsku kardiologiju, Kliničkog bolničkog centra Zagreb u razdoblju od 1.1.2010. do 31.12.2018. godine. Ispitivali su se vrijeme, mjesto, uzroci i posljedice padova, određivao se rizik za pad i kategoriju pada po sustavu kategorizacije pada Janice Morse te koncentracija natrija u serumu.
Podaci obrađeni hi-kvadrat testom nezavisnosti nije pokazao statistički značajnu vezu (2 = 1,033, P = 0,597) između hiponatrijemije i neočekivanog fiziološkog pada, međutim Phi je 0,112 te se po Koenovom kriteriju smatra da postoji mali utjecaj razine natrija na kategoriju pada u ovom istraživanju.
Dobivene rezultate treba promatrati u svjetlu malog broja ispitanih padova i unatoč nepostojanju statistički značajne veze, ovi podaci ukazuju na potrebu daljnjeg istraživanja utjecaja hiponatrijemije kao pretkazatelja pada kardiološkog bolesnika, pri čemu je uloga medicinske sestre iznimno istaknuta.
Patient’s fall is classified as an adverse event and it is one of the indicators of patient safety and an indicator of the quality of health care, but also the most commonly reported adverse event in healthcare institutions. Fall prevention with adequate risk assessment has highlighted the need to investigate fall predictors. Hyponatremia has been associated with many risk factors and has become the subject of research in fall prevention in the last decade. The aim of this study was to identify critical factors for fall risk and explore hyponatremia (monitored by nurse) as a possible predictor for physiological fall.
The study investigated 77 reported patient falls at the Department of Intensive Cardiac Care, Arrhythmias and Transplant Cardiology, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, in the period from 1.1.2010. to 31.12.2018. We examined the time, location, causes, and consequences of each fall, as well as the risk for fall and fall category relying on Janice Morse’s fall categorization system, as well as the concentration of serum sodium. The Chi-square test of independence did not show a statistically significant relation (2 = 1.033, P = 0.597) between the decreased serum sodium level and the unexpected physiological fall. However, Phi is 0.112 and, according to Koen’s criterion, there is a small influence of sodium level on the fall category in this research.
Results should be regarded with caution due to the relatively small number of investigated cases. However, despite the weak statistical correlation, these data indicate the need to further investigate the impact of hyponatremia as a predictor of cardiac patient falls.
Sektor zdravstva prošao je kroz brojne promjene posljednjih desetljeća koje su dovele do niza novih opasnosti za zdravlje medicinskih sestara, ali i novih izazova koje područje sigurnosti i zdravlja ...na radu treba savladati. Medicinske sestre čine najbrojniju skupinu zdravstvenih djelatnika, a zbog prirode svojeg posla izložene su velikom broju potencijalno opasnih situacija i tvari. Profesija medicinskih sestara karakterizirana je visokim osjećajem osobnog zadovoljstva i postignuća. No, dinamična radna okolina u kojoj sudjeluju različiti profili djelatnika te visoko specijalizirana tehnologija mogu predstavljati značajan rizik za njihovo zdravlje, a zdrave medicinske sestre neophodne su za pružanje kvalitetne skrbi bolesnicima.
Cilj ovoga rada je prikazati najvažnije kritične točke rizika od ozljeda na radu medicinskih sestara što uključuje različite stresore povezane s izravnom skrbi za bolesnika kao što su ergonomski, biološki, kemijski, fizički i psihosocijalni rizici u radu medicinskih sestara. Podaci za analizu dobiveni su pregledom dostupne literature u Hrvatskoj, Europi i svijetu pretraživanjem baza podataka PubMed, Google Scholar, Elseviar, UpToDate te drugih izvora na temelju ključnih riječi u razdoblju od 2000. do 2019. godine.
Iz pregleda literature vidljivo je kako je područje sigurnosti i zdravlja medicinskih sestara na radu vrlo složeno te zahtijeva dubinsku analizu i identifikaciju rizika i osoba pod rizikom, evaluaciju rizika i određivanje prioriteta, planiranje preventivnih akcija, provođenje akcija te dokumentiranje, praćenje i provjeru rezultata.
The health sector has undergone numerous changes in recent decades that have led to a number of new threats to the health of nurses, as well as new challenges that the field of occupational safety and health needs to overcome. Nursing is the largest of the healthcare professions that is, due to the nature of work, exposed to a large number of potentially dangerous situations and substances. Nursing is characterized by a high sense of personal satisfaction and achievement, but a dynamic work environment witch involving different employee profiles and highly specialized technology, can led to significant health risk, while healthcare sector need healthy nurses to provide quality care to patients.
This paper will outline the most important critical points of nursing injury risk, which include various stressors associated with direct patient care such as ergonomic, biological, chemical, physical and psychosocial risks. For this review and analysis, we did a comprehensive literature search in Croatia, Europe and the world by searching the PubMed, Google Scholar, Elseviar, UpToDate and other keyword-based databases from 2000 to 2019.
The literature review shows that the occupational safety and health of nurses is very complex and requires in-depth analysis and identification of risks and persons at risk, risk evaluation and prioritization, planning of preventive actions, implementation of actions, and documentation, monitoring and verification of results.
The aim of the study was to validate the Croatian version of the Sense of Coherence 29-item instrument (SOC-29) within a nursing population.
The cross-sectional study was conducted between December ...2017 and June 2018 at the University Hospital Centre Sisters of Mercy (UHCSM) in Zagreb, Croatia. A total of 711 nurses participated in this study. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α), while the structure of the questionnaire was verified by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (method of extraction: principal component analysis (PCA)) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
The instrument demonstrated high internal consistency (α=0.885). PCA analysis has identified five factors that together account for 48% of the variance. However, the observed factors could not be interpreted. In the CFA, none of the models fitted well, although the fit of the three-factor model (CMIN/DF=4.786, CFI=0.767, RMSEA=0.073) was slightly better in comparison with the one-factor model (CMIN/DF=6.072, CFI=0.685, RMSEA=0.084). As the three-factor model in PCA has been shown to be uninterpretable, and all three factors were mutually positive and significantly correlated (correlation coefficients: 0.365-0.521), this indicated a single factor in the background. All items also showed saturation with the first factor (accounting for 25.7% of the variance).
The Croatian version of the SOC-29 instrument successfully fulfilled the necessary psychometric criteria for being used on the population of Croatian nurses. The study proposes that potential users use the single-factor structure.
To assess the psychometric properties of the Croatian version of a Work Ability Index Questionnaire (WAIQ-CRO) in the population of nurses by using a specific methodological approach.
A ...cross-sectional survey was conducted in a sample of 711 Croatian nurses in 2018 in Zagreb, Croatia. The instrument's internal consistency was assessed by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α). The factor structure was verified by confirmatory (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA), with the assumption of a single-factor structure. To ensure the equality of importance of items in the assessment, the item-specific scores were transformed.
The internal consistency of the instrument was satisfactory (α=0.71). CFA showed poor first model (Model-1) compatibility data (p<0.001, CFI=0.85, GFI=0.93, RMSEA=0.13). The modificated indexes suggested the introduction of correlation parameters residual variances of results from WAIQ-CRO Item-1 and Item-2. After introducing these covariances, the index model assentation (Model-2) showed desirable assentation measures (p<0.001, CFI=0.95, GFI=0.97, RMSEA=0.08). Comparison showed better compatibility of Model-2 (p<0.001). The implementation of EFA has identified three factors. Replication of this model in CFA resulted in relatively good model assentation approaches with data (p<0.001, CFI=0.96, GFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.07). Comparison of this model (Model-3) with Model-2 showed a significantly better compatibility of Model-3 (p<0.001).
The WAIQ-CRO proved to be a reliable and valid instrument which can be used in research among Croatian nurses. The results suggest that it would be better to consider a three-factor structure than a single-factor structure, as a three-factor structure can direct decision-makers to which segment to locate interventions.
Prispevek predstavlja zna.ilnosti in uporabnost akcijskega raziskovanja lastne prakse kot dejavnika profesionalnega razvoja babic in medicinskih sester. Raziskava temelji na empiri.nem anketnem ...raziskovalnem pristopu in kvantitativni metodologiji. Podatki so obdelani na ravni deskriptivne statistike, pri .emer je pri ugotavljanju statisti.no zna.ilnih razlik uporabljen preizkus Ô2. Rezultati so pokazali, da ve. kot polovica anketiranih nima izku.enj z raziskovanjem lastne delovne prakse in da jih pri raziskovanju najbolj ovira dejavnik pomanjkanja usposabljanj za razli.ne vrste raziskovanj, v katerih bi re.evali probleme iz lastne delovne prakse. Rezultati, .e posebej pri babicah, so pokazali na pomembnost intenzivnej.ega sodelovanja z delodajalci v izobra.evalnem procesu, pridobivanja izku.enj v delovnem okolju in njihovega vklju.evanja v raziskovalno dejavnost .e med .tudijem. Spoznanja na.e raziskave so prispevala k ve.jemu zavedanju o pomembnosti akcijskega raziskovanja in raziskovalne dejavnosti nasploh v izobra.evalnem procesu in programih, ki izobra.ujejo za poklice v zdravstvu.
Zračenje je energija koja putuje kroz prostor i prisutna je svugdje oko nas. Život na zemlji razvijao se u okruženju ionizirajućeg zračenja. Otkrićem ionizirajućeg zračenja započinje značajno ...razdoblje u medicinskoj dijagnostici i liječenju. Otkrićem rendgenskog zračenja i njegovom upotrebom u medicini raste i svijest o njegovim štetnim učincima na ljudski organizam. Sve veća uporaba ionizirajućeg zračenja povećava mogućnost nastanka štetnosti opasnih za zdravlje ako se ono ne koristi pravilno. U zdravstvenim ustanovama ionizirajuće zračenje koristi se u dijagnostičkoj i intervencijskoj radiologiji, nuklearnoj medicini i onkologiji. Svakodnevnim razvojem medicinske radiologije dolazi se do novih spoznaja povezanih s dijagnosticiranjem i liječenjem, a samim time i do usavršavanja pojedinih postupaka. Medicinske sestre/tehničari koji su svakodnevno ili povremeno izloženi tijekom svojeg rada ionizirajućem zračenju mogu smanjiti opasnost nepoželjnih posljedica od zračenja odgovarajućom zaštitom na radu koja će spriječiti nepotrebnu izloženost velikim dozama. Ciljevi članka jesu osvrt i doprinos sustavu očuvanja i zaštiti zdravlja medicinskih sestra/tehničara koji su izloženi izvorima ionizirajućeg zračenja kao i njihovom sigurnom radu. Prikazani su prevencija, edukacija i mjere zaštite od ionizirajućeg zračenja koje je potrebno poduzeti kako bi se smanjila izloženost te štetan utjecaj za zdravlje čovjeka.
Dokazano je da izlaganje ionizirajućem zračenju štetno te su njegovi učinci mutageni, teratogeni i karcinogeni. Učinci se mogu javiti u različitim oblicima i različitim vremenskim rasponima. Izloženost medicinskih sestara/tehničara ionizirajućem zračenju povezana je s brojnim zdravstvenim rizicima. U cilju smanjenja negativnih posljedica potrebna je dobra stručna edukacija kao prvi preduvjet zaštite: dobro poznavanje posljedica zračenja te svih sredstava i metoda za smanjivanje izloženosti zračenju. Zaštita na radu medicinskih sestara/tehničara uključuje korištenje zaštitne odjeće, nošenje dozimetara i redovite sistematske preglede. Važna je stalna kontrola uređaja i njihovih dijelova prema zadanom Pravilniku, kontrola prostora gdje se izvode snimanja, provjera educiranosti osoblja, redovitost sistematskih pregleda te poštovanje nošenja zaštitne odjeće i njezine dostupnosti.
Radiation is the energy that travels through space and is present everywhere around us. Life on earth evolved in an environment of ionizing radiation. The discovery of ionizing radiation marks the beginning of a significant period in medical diagnosis and treatment. The discovery of X-rays and their use in medicine prompted a growing awareness of their adverse effects on the human body. Increased use of ionizing radiation increases the likelihood of harmful health hazards if
it is not used properly. In healthcare settings, ionizing radiation is used in diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and oncology. Ongoing development of medical radiology brings new insights related to diagnosis and treatment, and thus to the refinement of certain procedures. Nurses/technicians exposed to ionizing radiation on a
daily or occasional basis during their work may reduce the risk of undesired radiation exposure with adequate occupational safety measures that will prevent unnecessary exposure to high doses.
The paper aims to review and contribute to the preservation and protection of the health of nurses/ technicians exposed to ionizing radiation sources and their safe work. Prevention, education, and ionizing radiation protection measures to be taken to reduce exposure are presented, including adverse effects on human health.
Exposure to ionizing radiation has been shown to be harmful and its effects are mutagenic, teratogenic and carcinogenic. These effects can occur in different forms and in different time spans. Nurses/technicians' exposure to ionizing radiation is associated with a number of health risks. In order to reduce the negative effects, a good professional education is needed as a first prerequisite for protection.
It involves thorough knowledge of the consequences of radiation, and of
all means and methods for reducing radiation exposure. Occupational safety for nurses/technicians includes the use of protective clothing, wearing dosimeters and regular medical check-ups. It is important to maintain the equipment and its parts in compliance with the advised regulations, keep safe the environment where imaging is performed, supervise the education of the staff, ensure regular medical check-ups, make sure that the staff wear protective clothing and that adequate protective clothing is always available.
Za polazišnu točku promišljanja o redovnicama u pastoralu suvremene župe u ovom članku uzima se eklezijalnost posvećenoga života, iz čega proizlazi imperativ integracije redovničkoga apostolata u ...poslanje partikularne Crkve. Daljnje propitivanje usmjereno je prema djelovanju Milosrdnih sestara sv. Križa u župama. Kako bi se bolje razumjela sadašnja situacija, ponajprije se daje kratak opis početaka rada sestara u župama. Komparacijom povijesnih i današnjih prilika dobiva se uvid u pomake napuštanja, odnosno preuzimanja nekih djelatnosti u okviru župe. Prioritetne točke apostolata Milosrdnih sestara sv. Križa, koje su ujedno i neuralgične točke župnoga pastorala u današnjim prilikama Crkve i društva, izdvojene su kao parametri za podatke o djelovanju sestara u suvremenim župama. Podatci su upotpunjeni i egzemplarnim prikazom situacije u trima župama. Tijekom analize dobivenih podataka ne ulazi se u rasprave oko toga kakav bi model župe bio najprikladniji za današnje vrijeme. Umjesto toga promatra se koliko se u praksi provode definirani prioriteti. Kraj promišljanja nudi nekoliko smjernica za redovnički udio župnoga pastorala u budućnosti pri čemu se, promatrajući djelovanje redovnica kroz prizmu kompleksnosti suradnje sa župnikom i vjernicima laicima, primat daje apostolatu svjedočenja posvećenoga života kao takvoga.
Cilj: Cilj ovog istraživanja je ispitati stavove studenata zdravstvenih i nezdravstvenih usmjerenja o starenju i demenciji.Metode: Istraživanje je presječno. Ispitanici su studenti Sveučilišta u ...Splitu s Medicinskog, Pomorskog i Filozofskog fakulteta te Odjela zdravstvenih studija. Obrađeni podatci prikupljeni su putem online ankete. Metode deskriptivne statistike prezentiraju srednje razine stavova upotrebom medijana i aritmetičke sredine s pokazateljima raspršenosti oko srednjih vrijednosti upotrebom interkvartilnog raspona, te standardne devijacije. χ2 testom ispituje se razlika u strukturi ispitanika. Kod ispitivanja hipoteza kori-ste se T-test, Anova test, te regresijska analiza. Analiza je rađena u statističkom softwareu STATISTICA 12, TIBCO Software Inc., California.Alati za mjerenje: Za potrebe istraživanja proveden je anketni upitnik od četiri (4) dijela: podatci o sociodemografskim obiljež-jima ispitanika, znanje ispitanika upotrebom Palmerove ljestvice, stavovi prema starenju i starijim osobama upotrebom Koganove ljestvice te stavovi prema demenciji DAS ljestvicom.Rezultati: Srednja razina stava na Koganovoj ljestvici je za 3,73 boda veća u odnosu na graničnu vrijednost 119. Ispitivanjem je utvrđena statistički značajna razlika između stava studenata zdravstvenog i nezdravstvenog usmjerenja (t=4,28; P<0,001). Znanje je ispitano Palmer ljestvicom znanja. Srednja razina znanja je 15,02 boda, te se kretala u rasponu od 1 do 23. Stav prema dementnosti je ispitan DAS ljestvicom. Povezanost starosne dobi i stavova o starenju i starijim osobama nije utvrđena (r=0,024; P=0,715), kao niti između dobi i Palmerove ljestvice (r=-0,114; P=0,083). Promjena stava prema demenciji nije povezana s pro-mjenom starosne dobi (r=0,060; P=0,364). Na DAS skali je veći zbroj za 2,39 bodova utvrđen kod ispitanih studentica u odnosu na ispitane studente (t=1,98; P=0,049). Ispitivanjem nije utvrđena prisutnost statistički značajne razlike s obzirom na spol (F=1,62; P=0,199). Ispitivanjem nije utvrđena prisutnost statistički značajne razlike s obzirom na mjesto stanovanja (F=0,20; P=0,819). Ispitivanjem nije utvrđena statistički značajna razlika s obzirom na godinu studiranja (F=2,07; P=0,070). Srednja razina stava kod studenata s osobnim iskustvom života sa starijim osobama, mjerena svim trima ljestvicama, statistički nije značajna. Statistički značajan utjecaj je utvrđen kod čimbenika dobi. Godina studija se pozitivno održava na znanje; studenti viših godina studija bilježe porast znanja u prosjeku za 0,15 bodova na svakoj narednoj godini studija (P=0,041). Zaključci: Presječnom istraživanju pristupilo je 233 studenta zdravstvenih i nezdravstvenih studija. Stav studenata medicinskih usmjerenja pozitivnija je u tri kategorije ispitivanja: prema starenju i starijim osobama, te demenciji. Stav studenata nije različit s obzirom na demografska obilježja (dob, spol, boravište, godina studiranja). Nismo dokazali razlike u stavu studenata prema stare-nju s obzirom na iskustvo suživota sa starijom osobom. Stav prema starenju i demenciji potvrđuje da je znanje najvažniji čimbenik koji utječe na njegovo formiranje.
Objective: The objective of this research is to examine the attitudes of students of health and non-health studies about aging and dementia and to investigate whether there is a connection between the measurement variables.Methods: The research is cross-sectional. The respondents are students at the University of Split, the School of Medicine, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Faculty of Humanities and Socia Sciences and the University Department of Health Studies. The processed data was collected through an online survey. Descriptive statistics methods show mean levels of attitudes using the medi-an and arithmetic mean with indicators of dispersion around the mean values using the interquartile range and standard deviation. The χ2 test examines the difference in the structure of the respondents. When testing hypotheses, T-test, Anova test, and regression analysis are used. The analysis was done in the statistical software STATISTICA 12, TIBCO Software Inc., California.Measuring tools: For the purposes of the research, a 4-part questionnaire was conducted: data on the sociodemographic cha-racteristics of the respondents, knowledge of the respondents using the Palmer scale, attitudes toward aging and older people using the Kogan scale, and attitudes toward dementia using the DAS scale.Results: The mean level of attitude on Kogan’s scale is 3.73 points higher compared to the limit value of 119. The test revealed a statistically significant difference (t=4.28; P<0.001). Knowledge was tested with the Palmer knowledge scale. The average level of knowledge was 15.02 points, ranging from 1 to 23. The attitude towards dementia was examined with the DAS scale. The ave-rage level on the DAS scale is 10.15 points higher than the threshold value, the acceptance of people with dementia is at a lower level. There was no correlation between age and attitudes about aging and older people (r=0.024; P=0.715), nor between age and the Palmer scale (r=-0.114; P=0.083). The change in attitude towards dementia is not related to the change in age (r=0.060; P=0.364). On the DAS scale, a higher score of 2.39 points was found in the female respondents compared to the male respondents (t=1.98; P=0.049). The examination did not show the presence of a statistically significant difference regarding gender (F=1.62; P=0.199). The examination did not establish the presence of a statistically significant difference in the place of residence (F=0.20; P=0.819). The examination did not establish a statistically significant difference regarding the year of study (F=2.07; P=0.070). The mean level of attitude among students with personal experience of living with elderly people, measured by all three scales, is not statistically significant. A statistically significant influence on knowledge was determined for the age factor. The year of study has a positive effect on knowledge, students in higher years of study show an increase in knowledge by an average of 0.15 points in each subsequent year of study (P=0.041).Conclusions: 233 students of health and non-health studies participated in the cross-sectional survey. The perception of me-dical students is more positive in three test categories: aging and elderly people, and dementia. The perception of students is not different regardless of demographic characteristics (age, gender, place of residence, year of study). We did not prove any differences in the perception of students towards aging with regard to the experience of cohabiting with an elderly person. The model of per-ception towards aging and dementia confirms that knowledge is the most important factor influencing perception among students
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