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Is it possible to teach Geriatric Medicine in a stimulating way? Measuring the effect of active learning activities in Brazilian medical students
Author(s) -
Lucchetti Alessandra L.G.,
Duarte Bruna S.V.F.,
Assis Thaís V.,
Laurindo Bruna O.,
Lucchetti Giancarlo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12626
Subject(s) - empathy , medical education , medicine , geriatrics , active learning (machine learning) , psychology , family medicine , nursing , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics
Objective To describe the experience of a Brazilian medical school in implementing different active methods to teach Geriatric Medicine, reporting the students’ opinions and satisfaction with the classes and comparing pre‐ and postcourse measurements of knowledge, attitudes and skills. Methods A total of 166 third‐year medical students received different active theoretical‐practical activities for teaching Geriatric Medicine and their knowledge, attitudes, clinical skills and satisfaction were investigated. Results All activities had good acceptance among students ranging from 8.54 in the activity “Walking aids” to 9.81 in the activity “Nursing Home visit” (ranging 0‐10). After the course, students had better attitudes towards older persons ( r = 0.55‐0.81, P < 0.001), better knowledge ( r = 0.84, P < 0.001), greater empathy ( r = 0.51, P < 0.001) and better clinical skills ( r = 0.86, P < 0.001). Finally, the course was evaluated positively by the students. Conclusion New active Geriatric Medicine learning activities resulted in improvement in medical students knowledge, attitudes and skills.