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MEDICAL STUDENTS' LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS‐SECTIONAL ATTITUDES TOWARD AND KNOWLEDGE OF GERIATRICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Author(s) -
Zwahlen Denise,
Herman Carla J.,
Smithpeter Margaret V.,
Mines Jan,
Kalishman Summers
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03075.x
Subject(s) - geriatrics , medicine , curriculum , medical school , context (archaeology) , medical education , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , gerontology , nursing , psychiatry , psychology , pedagogy , paleontology , biology
DISCUSSION This was the first nationwide study in Japan to clarify the current practices of municipal governments regarding measures to enhance the mobility of older residents with dementia. Differences were found between municipalities with regard to the need for extra support measures other than the existing insurance system (LTC), particularly for older residents who needed to give up driving for their own reasons. In fast-graying societies, the present scheme of town planning or the social structure that promotes automobile dependency, where driving is not an option but is a requirement even for vulnerable adults in their daily lives in the community, should be reexamined.