Hiro Ito, Helen Banh, Karen Lok Yi Wong, Lily Wong, Sahar Allen, Lillian Hung
{"title":"A critical reflection of an intergenerational, student-led team bringing social robots and research to older adults in the community.","authors":"Hiro Ito, Helen Banh, Karen Lok Yi Wong, Lily Wong, Sahar Allen, Lillian Hung","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2507413","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2507413","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Knowledge translation and exchange to promote the health and well-being of older adults requires collaborative relationships between researchers and knowledge users. Students are uniquely positioned to engage with the community and bridge these science-practice gaps. In this paper, we highlight key lessons learned from our interdisciplinary and intergenerational team's critical reflections on our experiences and learnings bringing the LOVOT social robot to engagement sessions with older adults in our community. Our critical reflection process followed the reflection framework by Rolfe et al. (2001), guided by three questions: (1) \"What?\", (2) \"So what?,\" and (3) \"Now what?\" We conducted thematic analysis on our collective reflections. Three key learnings emerged from our critical reflections: (1) the values of meaningful interactions between older adults in our community and our team; (2) the diversity of backgrounds and perspectives of older adults in our community; and (3) factors that supported or challenged our community engagement sessions. We conclude with six recommendations for future student-led community engagement sessions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"587-602"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144086807","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}
Sherry Dahlke, Jeffrey I Butler, Rashmi Devkota, Kathleen F Hunter, Mary T Fox, Sandra Davidson, Alison L Chasteen, Elaine Moody, Lori Schindel Martin
{"title":"Student nurses' views on an E-Learning module on comfort, safety, and mobility with older adults: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Sherry Dahlke, Jeffrey I Butler, Rashmi Devkota, Kathleen F Hunter, Mary T Fox, Sandra Davidson, Alison L Chasteen, Elaine Moody, Lori Schindel Martin","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2378454","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2378454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nursing students often receive insufficient training in older adults' care.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Examine nursing students' perceptions of an e-learning module developed to enhance their knowledge about the comfort, safety, and mobility of older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey was administered to third-year baccalaureate nursing students at a Canadian university after they had completed the comfort, safety, and mobility module. The survey assessed students' perceptions of the e-learning module using four 5-pointLikert-type items. The survey also contained demographic questions and one open-ended question that invited participants to make any comments they wished. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize participants'demographic characteristics. Responses to the open-ended quesiton were summative content analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The survey was completed by 119 participants, who reported that the module increased their confidence, perceptions and knowledge in working with older adults. Participants also found the method of instruction to be convenient, interactive, and enjoyable.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results suggest that the learning module has the potential to facilitate student nurses' learning about comfort, safety, and mobility.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"524-531"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753093","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}
Mason Engelken, Jace Merritt, Adam Rutherford, Justin Smith
{"title":"The effectiveness of a geriatric simulation suit for improving empathy and simulating the aging process for older adults in a DPT program: A pilot study.","authors":"Mason Engelken, Jace Merritt, Adam Rutherford, Justin Smith","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2515446","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2515446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Enhancing empathy toward older adults among physical therapy students is essential to prepare graduates to be equipped to properly treat geriatric patients in all types of healthcare settings. This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of a homemade geriatric suit to simulate an older adult and improve empathy among physical therapy students. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy for Health Professions student version was utilized to measure empathy-related parameters before and after the geriatric simulation experience. Physical and cognitive performance tests were used to assess the effectiveness of the geriatric suit to simulate typical age-related changes in physical and cognitive performance. Additionally, sociodemographic data were collected such as age, gender and prior experience working with older adults. Following the geriatric simulation suit experience, participants did not demonstrate statistically significant post-intervention empathy scores on the Jefferson Empathy Scale (<i>t</i> = 2.09, <i>p</i> = 0.022). However, patients did demonstrate similar physical scores when compared with older adult norms while wearing the geriatric simulation suit. The geriatric simulation suit experience effectively simulated the aging process, but did not significantly increase empathy in students. The homemade geriatric simulation suit may be a feasible and cost-effective way to simulate typical age-related physical changes in older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"556-566"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144217240","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":"Incorporating technology in gerontological education: To the classroom and beyond.","authors":"Rona J Karasik, Darren Liu","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2565082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2025.2565082","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":"46 4","pages":"507-511"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145368935","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}
Mingyang Zheng, Pamela Y Frasier, H George Philippi
{"title":"Why health care students say \"no\" to geriatric care: Insights from the theory of planned behavior.","authors":"Mingyang Zheng, Pamela Y Frasier, H George Philippi","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2470472","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2470472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aging population is increasing rapidly in the United States, yet there is a shortage of health care workers to provide services and support for older adults, along with health profession students expressing limited interest in this field. Understanding the factors influencing health profession students' intention to work with older adults is crucial for addressing this workforce shortage. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, this study surveyed 244 health profession students at a mid-sized public comprehensive university in the Southeast. Structural equation modeling showed a good fit with χ<sup>2</sup> = 625.981, df = 340, <i>p</i> < 0.001, CFI = 0.918, RMSEA = 0.059, SRMR = 0.064, and TLI = 0.908. The results indicated that <i>attitudes</i> and <i>subjective norms</i> play critical roles in shaping health profession students' intention toward geriatric care. The findings highlighted that educational interventions should focus on improving attitudes toward older adults while leveraging social influence to enhance the desirability of geriatric careers. Future research should explore longitudinal changes in health profession students' attitudes and continue to develop and evaluate targeted interventions on students' career intentions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"642-656"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143494195","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":"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":"567-586"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","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}
Malvika Varma, Claire Quinlan, Paul A Bain, Andrea Wershof Schwartz
{"title":"Are physicians prepared to care for older adults? A scoping review of validated geriatrics knowledge assessment tools in US-based medical education curricula.","authors":"Malvika Varma, Claire Quinlan, Paul A Bain, Andrea Wershof Schwartz","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2512748","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2512748","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To determine the preparedness of medical trainees to care for older adults, appropriate assessment tools are needed. There are few validated published tools that measure Geriatrics knowledge with a high degree of reliability, and it is unclear how often they are applied to measure learning outcomes among medical trainees.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We conducted a scoping review of validated Geriatrics knowledge assessment tools for physicians that are available to assess learners' knowledge of Geriatrics, with a particular interest in tool alignment with the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative and the Geriatrics 5 Ms framework (Mobility, Mind, Medications, Multicomplexity, Matters Most), which frame the medical student Geriatrics competencies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically searched four electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection and ERIC) prior to 2023 to identify Geriatrics knowledge assessment tools used to assess the knowledge of physicians in practice and training.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-six studies that used a validated Geriatrics knowledge instrument to assess changes in knowledge and/or skills were selected for final analysis. Fifty percent of studies reported the development and validation of a new instrument. No instruments were based on updated medical student competencies aligned with the Geriatrics 5 Ms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite the availability of validated instruments, they do not appear to be commonly used to reflect learning outcomes in the published Geriatrics medical education literature. Additionally, there is significant variation in competencies guiding validated instruments, and currently, no published tools that directly align with the Age-Friendly competencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"672-687"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209856","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}
Marwa Noureldin, Antoinette B Coe, Teresa DeLellis, Kalin M Clifford, Carmen Freire-Cobo, Melissa Reilly, Ashley M Campbell, Michael W Nagy, Omolola A Adeoye-Olatunde, Manvi Sharma, Cheryl A Sadowski
{"title":"The state of the academic pharmacy workforce specializing in geriatrics.","authors":"Marwa Noureldin, Antoinette B Coe, Teresa DeLellis, Kalin M Clifford, Carmen Freire-Cobo, Melissa Reilly, Ashley M Campbell, Michael W Nagy, Omolola A Adeoye-Olatunde, Manvi Sharma, Cheryl A Sadowski","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2466199","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2466199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the training, career experiences, and roles and responsibilities of faculty members in American and Canadian schools/colleges of pharmacy involved in geriatrics-focused teaching, research, practice, or service.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, web-based, self-administered survey was developed and pre-tested. Pharmacy faculty members with experience and/or expertise in geriatrics-focused practices or scholarships and/or who taught geriatrics-focused topics in US or Canadian pharmacy programs were eligible for participation. Participants were recruited using a multi-pronged approach between June and November 2022.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>A total of 131 completed and non-duplicate surveys were received. Ninety percent of respondents were from US programs and 64.9% worked in public institutions. Sixty-two percent reported greater than 40% teaching efforts, and 39% indicated they were the only person in their program to advocate for geriatrics-focused content. Most reported expectations for scholarship (96.2%), and 77.1% maintained a clinical practice. Among those with research expectations, 53.5% agreed they had an adequate percentage allocation dedicated to research.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Geriatrics pharmacy faculty report geriatrics and non-geriatrics teaching expectations, clinical practice workloads, and less time for scholarly productivity. Most respondents have extensive experience in geriatrics; however, many perceive themselves to be the only advocates for geriatrics-focused topics in their programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"626-641"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143460143","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}
Dana L Villmore, Elizabeth J Dyer, Marilyn R Gugliucci
{"title":"Teaching empathy: Comparison of a virtual reality experience using head-mounted display versus group streaming.","authors":"Dana L Villmore, Elizabeth J Dyer, Marilyn R Gugliucci","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2328514","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2024.2328514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Empathy, an integral component of bedside manners, correlates with good healthcare provision. Training physician assistant (PA) students using Head-Mounted Display (HMD) virtual reality (VR) contributed to significant empathy increases. This pilot study, which relied on a retrospective analysis, compared a VR experience using HMD to a streamed modality (due to COVID safety) with PA students to measure empathy. We hypothesized that fully immersive and interactive HMD VR would lead to a statistically significant increase in empathy versus the streaming modality. The \"Alfred Lab\" VR allows viewers to \"embody\" a 74-year-old African American man with vision and hearing loss. The University of New England PA class of 2021 (<i>n</i> = 47) completed the HMD lab while the class of 2022 (<i>n</i> = 50) viewed the streaming modality as a group. Identical pre/post surveys were completed by each cohort. The analysis utilized paired sample t-tests, ANOVA, frequency analysis (quantitative), and content analysis with thematic coding (qualitative). The results for each cohort revealed a statistically significant increase in empathy (<i>p</i> < 0.05) after completing the VR lab (pre- to post-test results). The comparison of both cohorts (HMD versus group streaming) revealed no noteworthy difference. Streaming VR could improve access to PA programs unable to acquire expensive VR equipment yet still allow for the development of empathy.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"512-523"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132794","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":"Connecting generations: An integrative review of intergenerational technology programs and older adults' technology use.","authors":"Zeyu Liu, Rana Sagha Zadeh","doi":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2551963","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02701960.2025.2551963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Older adults have adopted new information technologies at lower rates than their younger counterparts. This is a concern as the integration of information technologies into society continues to advance, while older adults are among those who can potentially reap the greatest benefits from these technologies. Intergenerational Programs (IGPs), which pair older and younger adults for learning and socializing, are strong vehicles for countering the age usage gap. The researchers conducted an integrative review to synthesize recent research on technology-based IGPs and describe the current state of knowledge about these programs. All studies that met the inclusion criteria (<i>n</i> = 16) were conducted in North America and East Asia, which tend to be early adoption centers for information technology. The studies employed diverse methods and sample sizes, with 50% employing mixed-methods combining quantitative and qualitative data. Thematic analysis revealed four focus areas for technology-based IGPs: education and lifelong learning, social engagement, health technology literacy, and creative arts and crafts. IGPs that integrated face-to-face interactions with technology showed the most favorable outcomes in improving technological skills, social engagement, and confidence. The existing literature has limitations, including a near-absence of follow-up studies to evaluate the sustainability of IGP impacts after the end of a program.</p>","PeriodicalId":46431,"journal":{"name":"GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION","volume":" ","pages":"603-625"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973790","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}