Senger-Dickson M M, O'Brien J G, Barker J A
Fam Med. 1987 May-Jun;19(3):187-90.
Family practice residents were surveyed to determine their perceptions of working with geriatric patients. Three areas were surveyed: residents' views of the elderly, their comparisons of the elderly with younger patients and their ideas of what it would be like to work with elderly patients. The results show that generally residents have positive views of geriatric patients. Residents see the elderly as comparing favorably with younger people. Also, they view the elderly as possessing favorable personality characteristics, such as a sense of humor, preference for independence, flexibility, and being easy to work with. Although residents are positive about working with the elderly, they do feel some ambivalence toward working in stroke-rehabilitation programs, as well as with geriatric patients who have lost contact with reality. Medical educators need to be aware of the perceptions that residents have concerning the geriatric patient, since this type of patient will in the future comprise a larger percentage of the resident's practice.
对家庭医学住院医师进行了调查，以确定他们对与老年患者共事的看法。调查了三个方面：住院医师对老年人的看法、他们对老年患者与年轻患者的比较，以及他们对与老年患者共事情况的想法。结果显示，总体而言住院医师对老年患者持积极看法。住院医师认为老年人比年轻人更具优势。此外，他们认为老年人具有良好的性格特征，如幽默感、独立自主的偏好、灵活性以及易于共事。尽管住院医师对与老年人共事持积极态度，但他们对参与中风康复项目以及与脱离现实的老年患者共事确实感到有些矛盾。医学教育工作者需要了解住院医师对老年患者的看法，因为这类患者在未来将在住院医师的业务中占更大比例。
