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Peer reviewedSinger, Jay M.; Brownell, Winifred W. – Gerontologist, 1984
Assessed hearing health knowledge of 336 younger and older adults using the Hearing and Health Inventory. Data analyses revealed serious knowledge deficits regarding hearing aids, communication with the hearing impaired, and the effects of drugs and diseases on hearing. Strategies for developing hearing health education for clients are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Freshmen, Geriatrics, Health Education
Peer reviewedPratt, Clara Collette; And Others – Gerontologist, 1982
Pharmacists (N=233) responded to the question "What is the most difficult aspect of geriatric pharmacy practice?" Most commonly cited problems were (1) inadequate professional skills or knowledge in geriatrics; (2) patient compliance; (3) physician functioning (including overprescribing of medications); (4) communication with the elderly; (5) lack…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Needs, Geriatrics, Interprofessional Relationship
Peer reviewedBeall, S. Colleen; And Others – Gerontologist, 1996
Family physicians may lack discriminatory ability to differentiate normal aging form disease states. To assess such ability, 53 aging-related indicators or symptoms were presented to 65 physicians in 3 family practice residency programs. Respondents classified each symptom as normal aging or disease. On average, residents classified 73.4% of…
Descriptors: Age, Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Clinical Diagnosis
