2020
DOI: 10.1007/s41999-020-00430-y
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An exploration of medical student attitudes towards older persons and frailty during undergraduate training

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“…McCarthy (22) menciona que los estudiantes de medicina cambiaron la percepción de positiva a negativa cuando hacían rotaciones prácticas en el departamento de geriatría. Dada la población de estudio, que ejercerá una profesión en constante contacto con individuos en todas las etapas de la vida, este hallazgo es algo que debe considerarse para realizar acciones en donde se modifique dicha actitud ya que ésta puede reflejarse en la atención y el trato inadecuado (3)(4) .…”
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“…McCarthy (22) menciona que los estudiantes de medicina cambiaron la percepción de positiva a negativa cuando hacían rotaciones prácticas en el departamento de geriatría. Dada la población de estudio, que ejercerá una profesión en constante contacto con individuos en todas las etapas de la vida, este hallazgo es algo que debe considerarse para realizar acciones en donde se modifique dicha actitud ya que ésta puede reflejarse en la atención y el trato inadecuado (3)(4) .…”
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“…A qualitative study found that fourth year medical students did not recognise frailty as a medical entity or demonstrate an understanding of management principles [8]. Another study of UK medical students found that students consider ageing and frailty as different concepts, with frailty attracting more negative associations [9].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…We acknowledge this survey focusses on the UK picture only. The literature surrounding frailty-specific teaching and learning is currently restricted to the UK and Australia [8,9,12]. Owing to the presence of frailty-related learning outcomes in the European Medical Undergraduate Curriculum [23], replicating the survey within Europe would provide a broader picture and share areas of good practice.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Arguably, learning cannot be achieved in this environment where optimal care cannot be modelled, and patient care is frequently compromised. Indeed, student attitudes towards older patients have been shown to deteriorate during clinical placement years [6], but can be improved with positive rolemodelling [7].…”
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confidence: 99%