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Developing Positive Attitudes toward Interprofessional Collaboration among Students in the Health Care Professions
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Park, Juyoung; Hawkins, Michele; Hamlin, Elwood; Hawkins, Wesley; Bamdas, Jo Ann M. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
This study examined whether attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration (Physician-Nurse, Physician-Social Worker, Nurse-Social Worker) held by medical, social work, and nursing students changed after completing an interprofessional curriculum consisting of (a) Interprofessional Education Development Session and (b) the Senior Aging and…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Interprofessional Relationship, Geriatrics, Aging Education
COCOA: A New Validated Instrument to Assess Medical Students' Attitudes towards Older Adults
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Hollar, David; Roberts, Ellen; Busby-Whitehead, Jan – Educational Gerontology, 2011
This study tested the reliability and validity of the Carolina Opinions on Care of Older Adults (COCOA) survey compared with the Geriatric Assessment Survey (GAS). Participants were first year medical students (n = 160). A Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) measurement model for COCOA had a moderately strong fit that was significantly better…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals)
Attitudes of Medical Students and Residents toward Care of the Elderly
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Muangpaisan, Weerasak; Intalapapron, Somboon; Assantachai, Prasert – Educational Gerontology, 2008
The research reported in this article examined attitudes toward the care of the elderly between and among medical students and residents in training. Data were collected with a 16-item attitude questionnaire. Participants were medical students in their introduction period (prior to clinical experience) and residents of the Department of Internal…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Internal Medicine, Older Adults, Clinical Experience
Relating Medical Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience to an Interest in Geriatric Medicine
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Fitzgerald, James T.; Wray, Linda A.; Halter, Jeffrey B.; Williams, Brent C.; Supiano, Mark A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study examined medical students' interest in geriatrics: Are knowledge, positive attitudes, and prior experience with older adults associated with an interest in geriatric medicine? Design and Methods: Entering University of Michigan medical students completed three surveys: the Revised Facts on Aging Quiz, the University of…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Physicians, Older Adults, Geriatrics