Table 4.

Mean scores on administered measures based on the percentages of aged patients treated

	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV
Percentage of aged patients over 65 years	0–10	<30	<60	<100
Facts on aging quiz (% of correct responses)	69.7	69	69	69.8
FSA total score	67.2	67.4	64	64.8
Avoidance	16.5***	16.2	14.8	14.8
Discrimination	9.2	9.9***	8.8	9.1
Stereotypes	14.8*	14.9*	14.5	14.5
Anxiety about aging scale	60.2	58.9	58.6	62
Fear of losses	6.9	7.2	6.9	7.7
Fear of old people	19	17.9	18.4	20
Physical appearance	13.4	12.9	12.4	12.3
Psychological concerns	12.7	12.2	12.9	13.2
ROPE
Negative ageist behavior	24.5	27.2	26.5	28.5
Positive ageist behavior	37.3	38.4	43.6	44.9

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

^*p<0.05, significant difference with group III.

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