Effect of a Creative-Bonding Intervention on Taiwanese Nursing Students' Self-Transcendence and Attitudes Toward Elders

Nursing students worldwide have little interest in caring for a growing elder Population. The purpose of this study, based on self-transcendence theory, was to test the effectiveness of a creative-bonding intervention (CBI) to promote self-transcendence and positive attitudes towards elders in Taiwanese nursing students. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare a CBI group (n=100) with a friendly visit (FV) control group (n=94). ANCOVA results indicated that after the intervention, the CBI group had significantly more positive attitudes towards elders than the FV group. Nursing school faculty may want to promote art-making activities between students and elders to foster students' interest in elder care. (c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 32:204-216, 2009