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ERIC Number: EJ628870
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
Functional and Attitudinal Outcomes of Teaching Functional Assessment to Medical Students.
Penn, Mark A.; Smucker, William; Logue, Everett
Educational Gerontology, v27 n5 p361-72 Jun 2001
Third-year medical students (n=67) conducted structured functional assessments of elderly patients and completed diagnostic/therapeutic plans. Students averaged seven problems and four recommendations per patient. Significant increases in their knowledge of and comfort with comprehensive geriatric assessment were found. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals), Medical Education, Older Adults, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Functional Assessment