Table 3.
Respondents’ attitude on elderly care.
| Category | Question | Average Score (± SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Job satisfaction | Would you like to receive further knowledge and skills training? | 3.36 ± 0.93 |
| Are you satisfied with your current working hours? | 3.17 ± 0.69 | |
| Are you satisfied with your current salary? | 3.07 ± 0.77 | |
| Disease care | Are you confident that you can take care of the elderly with dementia? | 3.94 ± 0.39 |
| Are you confident that you can take care of the elderly with diabetes? | 3.78 ± 0.52 | |
| Are you confident that you can take care of the elderly with chronic bronchitis? | 3.92 ± 0.35 | |
| Are you confident that you can take care of the elderly with high blood pressure? | 4.00 ± 0.27 | |
| Are you confident that you can take care of bedridden elderly? | 3.92 ± 0.44 | |
| Do you think it is important to supervise the elderly to take their medicine on time? | 4.19 ± 0.42 | |
| Do you think that the psychological care of the elderly is important? | 4.12 ± 0.50 | |
| Job willingness | Do you care what other people think of your work in elderly care? | 3.36 ± 0.87 |
| Are you willing to work in elderly care for a long time? | 3.75 ± 0.58 | |
| Do you like the current work in elderly care? | 3.60 ± 0.58 |
Note: Attitude was assessed by giving 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) points. A higher score represents a more positive attitude. SD = standard deviation.