Katherine D King, Kirsten L Graham, Wesley Beck, RandaLynn Waddingham, Zach Wiener, Briana M Reid
{"title":"Geropsychology training at the doctoral level: A program evaluation case example.","authors":"Katherine D King, Kirsten L Graham, Wesley Beck, RandaLynn Waddingham, Zach Wiener, Briana M Reid","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2252370","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2252370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While the older adult population continues to grow, psychologists specializing in geropsychology remain a small fraction of the workforce. Facing this reality, it is essential for training programs to better monitor whether their students receive adequate training to serve older adults. The current study describes a brief, logistically feasible, and cost-effective program evaluation conducted within one APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program. The evaluation consisted of an online survey of doctoral students (<i>n</i> = 99) that explored their field training experiences with older adults, coursework related to aging, and their overall interest in working with older adults. Students reported significantly less coursework and significantly less field work focused on serving older adults when compared to other age groups. However, students reported a high level of interest in learning about aging, with a total of 73.74% of participants (<i>n</i> = 73) reporting at least some current interest. A number of institutional actions resulted from this evaluation, which demonstrate how a brief evaluation can yield data that is practically useful. This case example provides a useful model for others to follow, and may support other institutions' efforts to evaluate, monitor, and make potential improvements to aging-related training in their own programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"571-583"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do media portrayals of super-agers reduce or increase ageism toward older adults?","authors":"Ashley Lytle, Caitlin Monahan, Sheri R Levy","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2218817","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2218817","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Super-agers are older adults with exemplary cognitive and/or physical abilities. However, the impact of media portrayals of super-agers is unknown. This study examined whether exposure to mass media stories about \"moderate\" super-agers (exemplary cognitive and physical skill levels) versus \"extreme\" super-agers (most extreme cognitive and physical skill levels) impacts young adults' ageism. Undergraduate participants exposed to media portrayals of moderate super-agers reported greater agreement with positive age stereotypes toward older adults, whereas participants exposed to extreme super-agers reported lower levels of ageism as compared to control participants. Based on these findings, young adults may perceive super-agers in a positive manner as super-agers highlight positive attributes. Since super-agers are often portrayed as defying negative stereotypes through diligence and a positive outlook (less so through good genes or access to healthcare), exposure to super-agers could have negative effects, which is an important future direction.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"566-570"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9580289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heather S Cole, Christina J Ezemenaka, Shameka L Cody
{"title":"Examining the use of geriatric standardized patients with baccalaureate nursing students.","authors":"Heather S Cole, Christina J Ezemenaka, Shameka L Cody","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2255541","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2023.2255541","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The need for clinical placements for undergraduate nursing programs heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic as nursing schools across the country faced restrictions with the high-risk geriatric client population. Nursing students experienced increased anxiety levels, decreased learning opportunities, and uncertainties about the decision to enter the workforce as healthcare professionals. In turn, this amplified the need for faculty support and feedback imperative for student success. One method for mitigating the gap between didactic content and clinical placement is using simulation-based learning experiences. The purpose of this observational study was to examine the impact of a newly developed home health geriatric simulation on student satisfaction and self-confidence in learning among 133 senior-level Baccalaureate nursing students from a large public university. Study measures included the National League of Nursing's Self-Confidence in Learning Scale (SCLS) and Simulation Design Scale (SDS). The primary outcome was satisfaction and self-confidence in learning. Higher SDS component scores were significantly correlated with higher SCLS scores (all <i>p</i> = <.0001), indicating that high satisfaction among Baccalaureate nursing students in simulation design relates to increased satisfaction and self-confidence in learning. Study findings support using standardized geriatric simulation scenarios to prepare students to communicate and care for older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"537-551"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10163346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Zoom pals:\" a pilot evaluation of a virtual service-learning program to address social isolation in long-term care residents living with dementia.","authors":"Jamie F Mayer, Emily A Knudson-Vilaseca","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2405836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2405836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A mixed-methods, embedded case study design was used to triangulate the effects of a virtual service-learning paradigm, \"Zoom Pals,\" on participants and community partners including Communicative Disorders students, adults with dementia, and long-term care facility (LTCF) staff. Zoom Pals was designed to provide an experiential learning opportunity for students while addressing social isolation for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. A convenience sample of 18 adults with dementia residing in an LTCF, eight student volunteers, and three LTCF staff members participated. Results of this exploratory study showed active engagement and consistent communication across sessions for older adults, although individuals with mild dementia were more responsive than those in moderate stages. Themes from resident interviews included positive emotions, a sense of novelty, and decreased loneliness. Students endorsed significantly increased communication skills and comfort and a trend toward improved dementia knowledge. Students' post-experience surveys emphasized learning communication strategies, making a difference, empathy, reciprocal benefits, and realizing the complexity of a dementia diagnosis. This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of delivering remote service learning and social interventions for adults with dementia and provides a useful road map for others interested in increasing their reach by adapting in-person group behavioral interventions for remote delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tanios Dagher, Sandra Tilmon, Andrea Landi, Nancy Beckman, Glyn Elwyn, Danielle Lazar, Ainur Kagarmanova, Daniel Johnson, Isa Rodriguez, Neda Laiteerapong, Mim Ari, Katherine Thompson
{"title":"A novel Project ECHO curriculum on older adult pain management and opioid use disorder for outpatient clinicians","authors":"Tanios Dagher, Sandra Tilmon, Andrea Landi, Nancy Beckman, Glyn Elwyn, Danielle Lazar, Ainur Kagarmanova, Daniel Johnson, Isa Rodriguez, Neda Laiteerapong, Mim Ari, Katherine Thompson","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2399071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2399071","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic pain, opioid use, and opioid use disorder (OUD) are increasingly common in older adults. Outpatient clinician education may improve outcomes. Our aim was to create and evaluate a novel curr...","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142255699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Belland, Ana Sofia Rivero Gutierrez, Helen M Fernandez, Ravishankar Ramaswamy
{"title":"Fellows as teachers: enhancing geriatrics fellows' teaching skills through direct observation and feedback.","authors":"Laura Belland, Ana Sofia Rivero Gutierrez, Helen M Fernandez, Ravishankar Ramaswamy","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2395275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2395275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fellowship is a prime opportunity for sub-specialists to hone their teaching skills, however many fellowships lack formal teaching curricula. Existing curricula may not include supervision of fellows' teaching skills. We designed a Fellows as Teachers curriculum for geriatric medicine fellows that incorporates direct observation and feedback to improve their teaching skills. Based on a needs assessment, we implemented the program in the academic year 2021-2022 where fellows were observed in their teaching of third-year medical students. Fellows first participated in a Train the Trainer session, then were observed teaching a geriatrics skills session to medical students after which they received feedback from faculty and students. Fellows completed a survey rating the program's effectiveness in improving their teaching skills. Twenty fellows completed the needs assessment; the majority felt uncomfortable teaching a geriatrics assessment. Eighteen fellows taught at least one skills session; 36% found the program to be extremely helpful, 38% very helpful, and 28% somewhat helpful in improving their teaching skills. We successfully designed and implemented a Fellows as Teachers program consisting of a Train the Trainer session and formal observation with feedback for our geriatric medicine fellows. All fellows felt the curriculum was helpful in improving their teaching skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kimberly J Beiting, A Justine Landi, Vassiliki Pravodelov, Mim Ari
{"title":"An age-friendly opioid use disorder (OUD) care workshop: applying the 5Ms framework.","authors":"Kimberly J Beiting, A Justine Landi, Vassiliki Pravodelov, Mim Ari","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2395258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2395258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the last two decades, the rate of fatal overdoses among adults 65 years and older has risen exponentially. Older adults are more vulnerable to opioids yet are less likely to have their opioid use disorder (OUD) recognized and treated. The prevalence of geriatric syndromes is higher among older adults with OUD, yet there is limited attention on how improving current OUD treatment for older adults can address their complex care needs. A case-based workshop was presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine to provide generalists with training, skills, and resources to care for aging adults with OUD through the lens of the Geriatrics 5 Ms framework. After an introductory background, workshop participants engaged in a 5-part mega-case designed to encourage discussion and empower participants to apply each of the 5 Ms to the care of older adults with OUD. Attendees rated the workshop highly in achieved learning objectives, quality, facilitation, and planned incorporation of learned knowledge to teaching, research, patient care, or administration. An interactive case-based workshop on applying the 5 Ms framework to the care of older adults with OUD is feasible, replicable, and may promote age-friendly care for this patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abigail T Stephan, Vanessa Martinez, Daniel Moss, Allison Walton, Julia Bonetto, Ashley Hertzfeld, Morgan Thomas, Samuel Roebuck, William Bennett Davis, Madison Pollock, Seth Lynth, Tatum Steele, Kalvry Cooper, Ava McVey, Christine B Phillips, Lesley A Ross
{"title":"Undergraduate students engaging in hands-on gerontology research: a participatory case study of value gained and lessons learned.","authors":"Abigail T Stephan, Vanessa Martinez, Daniel Moss, Allison Walton, Julia Bonetto, Ashley Hertzfeld, Morgan Thomas, Samuel Roebuck, William Bennett Davis, Madison Pollock, Seth Lynth, Tatum Steele, Kalvry Cooper, Ava McVey, Christine B Phillips, Lesley A Ross","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2395995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2395995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the population ages, it is essential that professionals across disciplines have experience and competence working with older adults. Though experiential learning opportunities have been extensively documented as a tool to accomplish this goal, student engagement in gerontology research has not been examined in detail. This participatory case study highlights the perspectives of undergraduate student researchers involved in a hands-on pilot research study that explored connections between cognitive, physical, and everyday function in midlife and older adults while testing the feasibility of a mobile app for early detection of cognitive decline related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. As participants, students (<i>n</i> = 11) completed a survey about their experience and participated in focus groups. As researchers, students and faculty coded open-ended survey and focus group responses. We found that students gained both personal and professional skills from their experience. Emergent themes relevant to their experience included the overarching research lab environment and study-specific conditions related to interpersonal and technical aspects. Although these findings reflect student perspectives in one case, they can be used as a guide to support future endeavors to include undergraduate students as testers in gerontology research.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shoshana Streiter, Ethan Samet, Christine P Beltran, Andrea Wershof Schwartz, Julia Loewenthal
{"title":"An age-friendly chart review tool: integrating geriatrics education and quality improvement in a resident primary care clinic.","authors":"Shoshana Streiter, Ethan Samet, Christine P Beltran, Andrea Wershof Schwartz, Julia Loewenthal","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2385677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2024.2385677","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Resident primary care clinics have no standardized approach for assessing geriatric-specific quality of care measures. This results in wide variability in the quality of care offered to older adults in these clinics and the quality of geriatrics education residents receive in the primary care setting. To address this need, we developed a structured resident self-assessment chart review tool designed to be integrated into a required Geriatrics rotation within an Internal Medicine residency program. Review of the completed chart review tools revealed gaps in resident documentation of geriatric-specific domains, with assessments of cognition, function, and sensory ability most likely to be missing. Qualitative review of open-ended comments included in the chart review exercise identified documentation of patient goals and values as high clinical priority, while documentation of a cognitive assessment was considered to be of low clinical priority. By integrating improving quality of care with resident education, the chart review tool may offer an effective and time-efficient strategy for better patient care, increasing geriatric-specific education within primary care and helping educators identify areas of priority for future curriculum development.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}