Rodgers John, Segal-Gidan Freddi, Reilly Jo Marie
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2022 Aug 23;8:23337214221116663. doi: 10.1177/23337214221116663. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.
Training health professional students to work with older adults will improve future workforce capacity to meet growing needs. Additionally, older adults may benefit from health education and interactions with health professional students. We analyzed survey responses from older adults who had participated in an interprofessional health student education program regarding their experiences. Qualitative data were summed and averaged, and quantitative survey data were analyzed with Fisher's Exact Test. At least 60% of participants reported receiving information for health needs or making changes to physical activity, dental care, or diet. The most significant differences in lifestyle modifications were noted among racial and ethnic minorities and among speakers of different primary languages. 64% of the qualitative responses reflected positive affirmation of the program. Our data suggest that interactions with health students are meaningful experiences for older adults, are associated with healthy habit changes, and reflect demographic differences in response to health education.
培训健康专业学生与老年人合作，将提高未来劳动力满足不断增长需求的能力。此外，老年人可能会从健康教育以及与健康专业学生的互动中受益。我们分析了参与跨专业健康学生教育项目的老年人关于其经历的调查回复。对定性数据进行了汇总和平均，并使用费舍尔精确检验对定量调查数据进行了分析。至少60%的参与者报告称获得了满足健康需求的信息，或在体育活动、牙齿护理或饮食方面做出了改变。在少数族裔和使用不同主要语言的人群中，生活方式改变方面的差异最为显著。64%的定性回复反映了对该项目的积极肯定。我们的数据表明，与健康专业学生的互动对老年人来说是有意义的经历，与健康习惯的改变相关，并反映了在接受健康教育方面的人口统计学差异。
