Abstract
Long-term effects of a seminar on aging and health for first-year medical students were assessed prior to graduation from medical school. Seminar students held more positive attitudes toward the elderly than did classmates in a control group. Analysis of questionnaire responses suggests that seminar students perceived contacts with elderly patients in a more complex manner than did their classmates. The authors conclude that geriatric education in behavioral science may have lasting effects on the attitudes and behavior of medical students.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 319-324 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Gerontologist |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |