Effects of a Geriatric Education Program for Emergency Physicians: A Mixed-Methods Study

Autor/inn/en	Hesselink, Gijs; Sir, Özcan; Öztürk, Ekin; Heiwegen, Nikki; Olde Rikkert, Marcel; Schoon, Yvonne
Titel	Effects of a Geriatric Education Program for Emergency Physicians: A Mixed-Methods Study
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 35 (2020) 3, S.216-227 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyaa007
Schlagwörter	Geriatrics; Older Adults; Physicians; Medical Education; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Patients; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alterswissenschaft; Geriatrie; Älterer Erwachsener; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Medizinische Ausbildung; Ausland; Case method; Fallmethode; Patient; Niederlande
Abstract	Emergency physicians (EPs) often regard care for older adults as complex, while they lack sufficient geriatric skills. This study evaluates the effect of a geriatric education program on EPs' geriatric knowledge, attitude and medical practice when treating older adults. A mixed-methods study was performed on EPs from two Dutch hospitals. Effects were measured by pre-post tests of EPs' (n = 21) knowledge of geriatric syndromes and attitudes toward older adults, and by a retrospective pre-post analysis of 100 records of patients aged 70 years or more. Six EPs were purposively sampled and interviewed after completion of the education program. The program significantly improved EPs' geriatric knowledge. EPs indicated that the program improved their ability and attentiveness to recognize frailty and geriatric syndromes. The program also significantly improved EPs' attention for the older patient's social history and circumstances (P = 0.04) but did not have a significant effect on medical decision making. EPs valued especially the case-based teaching and indicated that the interactive setting helped them to better understand and retain knowledge. Combined quantitative and qualitative data suggest that EPs benefit from geriatric emergency teaching. Future enhancement and evaluation of the geriatric education program is needed to confirm benefits to clinical practice and patient outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01