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Wong, Eric; Woo, Jean; Hui, Elsie; Ho, Suzanne C. – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: We examine the psychometric properties of the Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale (PGMS) in an elderly Chinese population in Hong Kong. Design and Methods: The study consisted of two cohorts: (a) 759 participants aged 70 years and older living in the community who were recruited as part of a territory-wide health survey and interviewed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Older Adults, Psychometrics
Ostbye,Truls; Seim, Arnfinn; Krause, Katrina M.; Feightner, John; Hachinski, Vladimir; Sykes, Elizabeth; Hunskaar, Steinar – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2004
Urinary incontinence is common in the elderly. The epidemiology of fecal and double (urinary and fecal) incontinence is less known. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) is a national study of elderly living in the community at baseline (n = 8,949) and interviewed in 1991-1992, 1996, and 2001. Using data from the CSHA, we report the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Risk, Physical Disabilities
Fajemilehin, Boluwaji Reuben – Educational Gerontology, 2004
This descriptive study examined the conceptions and misconceptions students in health professions have regarding older people. The research was conducted in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The findings revealed that students in health professions, as a whole, demonstrated a high degree of stereotypic misconceptions and poor knowledge about aging and older…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Older Adults
Welleford, E. Ayn; Parham, Iris A.; Coogle, Constance L.; Netting, F. Ellen – Educational Gerontology, 2004
In this paper, the design and development of a long-distance course on geriatric interdisciplinary teaming are presented. The focus is on the conceptualization of the course, followed by details surrounding developing a design team; designing curricular content; deciding delivery methods; scripting; overseeing and editing videos; and determining…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Geriatrics, Grading, Interdisciplinary Approach
Howe, Judith L.; Sherman, Deborah Witt – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Despite the increasing public demand for enhanced care of older patients and those with life-threatening illness, health professionals have had limited formal education in geriatrics and palliative care. Furthermore, formal education in interdisciplinary team training is limited. In order to remedy this situation, proactive interventions are being…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Terminal Illness, Team Training, Geriatrics
Williams, Brent C.; Remington, Tami L.; Foulk, Mariko A.; Whall, Ann L. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Interdisciplinary health care training is advocated by numerous government and philanthropic organizations. Educators in the health professions are increasingly offering training in interdisciplinary health care in a variety of contexts, including ambulatory settings. This paper describes a three-year program to teach skills in interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Health Occupations, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
Tumosa, Nina; Morley, John E. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
In gerontology and geriatrics, learning often requires both the acquisition of new facts and a change in attitude towards elderly persons. Games, in addition to stimulating a desire to learn, are powerful instruments to change attitudes. This paper introduces games currently being used by the Gateway Geriatric Education Center to teach…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Exercise Physiology, Educational Gerontology, Games
Kovacich, Joann; Garrett, Ruth; Forti, Esther M. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
As the population continues to age there remains an unmet need in preventing, identifying, treating, and managing mental/behavioral health problems among older adults. The purpose of this paper is to describe educational and training programs offered through three Geriatric Education Centers: (1) the Meharry Consortium Geriatric Education Center,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Older Adults
Behrman, Gary; Mancini, Michael; Briar-Lawson, Katharine; Rizzo, Victoria M.; Baskind, Frank; Valentine, Carl – Journal of Social Work Education, 2006
Changing U.S. demographics and family composition are challenging social work education programs to reposition and reconsider how to prepare students for practice in the field of geriatrics. Implications for future social service and health care needs include ongoing training and education of students with competencies in serving geriatric…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Geriatrics, Social Work, Work Study Programs
Stewart, T. J.; Roberts, E.; Eleazer, P.; Boland, R.; Wieland, D. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Results are reported from 2 common measures of medical student attitudes toward older adults: Maxwell-Sullivan Attitude Survey (MSAS); and UCLA Geriatrics Attitude Survey (GAS), with students entering the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (USCSM) in the period 2000--2005. A reliability analysis incorporating item means, Cronbach's…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Affective Measures, Medical Students
Shah, Uday; Aung, Myo; Chan, Susanna; Wolfklein, Gisele – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
To evaluate whether formally trained geriatricians remain in the field of Geriatrics, and to determine their job satisfaction and perceived quality of life, we surveyed the 107 fellows trained over the last 25 years in one accredited geriatric program. Of the 88 physicians who consented to participate, 75% devoted at least half of their practice…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Job Satisfaction, Physicians, Geriatrics
Gilford, Rosalie; Frank, Janet C. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
Directors of California State University (CSU) gerontology, geriatrics, and aging studies (GGA) academic programs were surveyed regarding CSU capacity to fulfill demographic and legislative mandates to prepare professional personnel for work with the state's aging population. Program directors affirmed the importance of providing GGA education and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Geriatrics, Educational Gerontology, Aging Education
Texas Consortium of Geriatric Education Centers, Houston. – 1993
This manual was designed to aid undergraduate social work students working in a model field-site program for gerontological social work education. It is based on work completed on an Administration on Aging project in Texas entitled, "A Statewide Faculty Development Program for Undergraduate Social Work Educators in Elder Care." The…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Daily Living Skills, Educational Gerontology
Gunby, Susan Sweat – 1991
This paper on ethical issues in the gerontological nursing curriculum explores meanings of the concept of ethics and differences between ethical decision making and other decision-making processes. Four mind-sets about health care that influence the analysis of ethical dilemmas, identified by M. Aroskar, are described. The contributions of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Decision Making, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Rafferty, Eve – 1983
The desirability and format of a network among libraries and resource centers serving the gerontological/geriatric field were addressed in a research project funded by the Special Libraries Association. Heads of 50 gerontological and 50 geriatric libraries were surveyed by mail to determine if there was interest in a joint network, i.e., a formal…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Feasibility Studies, Geriatrics, Gerontology