Development of the Australian Ageing Semantic Differential, a new instrument for measuring Australian medical student attitudes towards older people.
Mark A G WilsonYvonne TranIan WilsonSusan E KurrlePublished in: Australasian journal on ageing (2019)
The AASD instrument proved internally reliable, and its use was generalisable to different groups of medical students. Its design ensured construct and face validity, and responses were not affected by sequencing bias. This study has revealed positive student attitudes towards older people. Variation in attitudes requires further investigation.