Tam Khai Loon, Chandran Khobe, Yu Solomon, Nair Shailaja, Visvanathan Renuka
Aged and Extended Care Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2014 Dec;33(4):E6-11. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12060. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
The aims were to evaluate the effect of a 4.5-week geriatric medicine course on 5th-year medical students' attitudes and self-perceived competency scores. Student performance in the summative multiple choice questions examination in 2011 was compared with results from 2008.
Pre- and post-course attitudes (University of California, Los Angeles Attitudes Survey) and self-perceived competency surveys were administered to 65 5th-year medical students following a 4.5-week geriatric medicine course at one South Australian teaching hospital as part of course evaluation and improvement.
Significant improvements in students' attitude (mean pre- and post-attitude score (± standard deviation): 3.34 (1.66) vs 3.66 (1.06); P < 0.001) and self-perceived competency (mean pre and post-competency scores: 2.89 (0.84) and 4.03 (0.56); P < 0.001) were observed. The 2011 multiple choice question results were much better than in 2008 (91.5 (3.6) vs 75.2 (7.9); P < 0.001).
A geriatric medicine course for senior medical students allows for improvement in attitudes and self-perceived competency scores.
本研究旨在评估为期4.5周的老年医学课程对五年级医学生态度及自我认知能力得分的影响。将2011年总结性选择题考试中学生的表现与2008年的结果进行比较。
在南澳大利亚一家教学医院，对65名五年级医学生在为期4.5周的老年医学课程前后进行态度调查（加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校态度调查）和自我认知能力调查，作为课程评估和改进的一部分。
观察到学生的态度（前后态度得分均值（±标准差）：3.34（1.66）对3.66（1.06）；P<0.001）和自我认知能力（前后能力得分均值：2.89（0.84）和4.03（0.56）；P<0.001）有显著改善。2011年选择题考试结果比2008年好得多（91.5（3.6）对75.2（7.9）；P<0.001）。
为高年级医学生开设的老年医学课程可改善其态度和自我认知能力得分。
