The phenomenon of ageism has been studied extensively in the Western world, but there is only a small number of studies among medical staff in Russia. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of ageism and to identify variables that can explain ageism in a sample of physicians and nurses in Russia. This is a prospective cross-sectional study of physicians and nurses who participated in a training course in the years 2016–2018 in Russia. Data collected before the start of training included the Fraboni scale of ageism (FSA) questionnaire, and sociodemographic characteristics including age, gender, profession, professional seniority, place of work, and number of older adults treated by the study participant over the past half year. In total, 903 physicians and nurses participated in the study. The mean FSA score was 2.75 ± 0.49, which indicates a moderate degree of ageism. There was a trend to higher scores among nurses compared with physicians (2.78 ± 0.50 vs. 2.76 ± 0.48, p < 0.465). There was a weak, but statistically significant, correlation between ageism and age (r = 0.157, p < 0.0001), professional seniority (r = 0.098, p < 0.003), and the number of older adult patients treated by the participant over the prior half year (r = 0.075, p < 0.025). There were no differences in other characteristics including gender, profession, work setting, or serving as main caregiver for a family member and the magnitude of ageism. The phenomenon of ageism exists among physicians and nurses in Russia. Older participants with greater professional seniority and a larger number of older patients had stronger ageism attitudes.

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俄罗斯医生和护士的年龄歧视

西方世界对年龄歧视现象进行了广泛的研究，但在俄罗斯医务人员中的研究很少。本研究的目的是评估年龄歧视的流行程度，并确定可以解释俄罗斯医生和护士样本中年龄歧视的变量。这是对 2016-2018 年在俄罗斯参加培训课程的医生和护士的前瞻性横断面研究。培训开始前收集的数据包括 Fraboni 年龄歧视量表 (FSA) 问卷和社会人口学特征，包括年龄、性别、职业、专业资历、工作地点以及研究参与者在过去半年中接受治疗的老年人数量. 共有 903 名医生和护士参与了这项研究。平均 FSA 得分为 2.75 ± 0.49，这表明中等程度的年龄歧视。与医生相比，护士的得分有更高的趋势（2.78 ± 0.50 vs. 2.76 ± 0.48，p  < 0.465)。年龄歧视与年龄 ( r  = 0.157, p  < 0.0001)、专业资历 ( r  = 0.098, p  < 0.003) 以及参与者之前治疗的老年患者数量之间存在微弱但具有统计学意义的相关性半年 ( r  = 0.075, p  < 0.025)。其他特征没有差异，包括性别、职业、工作环境或作为家庭成员的主要照顾者以及年龄歧视的程度。俄罗斯的医生和护士中存在年龄歧视现象。具有更高专业资历和更多老年患者的老年参与者具有更强的年龄歧视态度。