Determinants of undergraduate nursing students' care willingness towards the elderly in China: Attitudes, gratitude and knowledge

摘要

Background: An aging population has become a serious problem in China. Improving the nursing students' care willingness is a critical way to solve this dilemma. Few studies reveal the relationship between the knowledge, care willingness, attitude towards the elderly and gratitude. This research has found that the attitude towards the elderly, the knowledge about aging, and gratitude showed correlation with care willingness.