Table 2.

Demographic information and mean scores on administered measures

	Medical students (n=90)	Nurses (n=114)	Physicians (n=83)
	Age, mean (y)	24.1*	36.6	44.2
Sex (%)
Male	40	0*	26
Female	50	114	56
Educational duration, mean (y)
University***	3.6	4.6	5.7
Graduate school	1.5	1.3	3.1*
Completion of geriatrics class (%)	26.6	69.2	43.3
Questionnaire score
Facts on aging quiz*** (% of correct responses)	59.8	66.3	71.3
FSA total score***	60.8	64.8	67.3
Avoidance	15.6	14.9	16.5
Discrimination	8.7	9.1	9.4
Stereotypes	12.6	14.5	14.9
Anxiety about Aging Scale	59.3	61.0**	58.2
Fear of losses	22.4	22.7	22.1
Fear of old people	12.7	12.4	13.1
Physical appearance	12.7	13.2	12
Psychological concerns	7.6	7.3	7
ROPE
Negative ageist behavior	38.9*	27.2	26.2
Positive ageist behavior***	40.9	45.1	35.9

FSA, Fraboni Scale of Ageism; ROPE, Relating to Older People Evaluation.

^*p<0.05, significant difference with the other groups.

^***p<0.05, significant difference between three groups.