Open Access<p>Barriers and attitudes of family and internal medicine residents toward geriatric patients: a cross-sectional analytical study</p>
Author(s) -
Alanoud AlZamil,
Razan I. Alhoqail,
Abdulaziz A Alodhayani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s171376
Subject(s) - subspecialty , geriatrics , medicine , cross sectional study , family medicine , observational study , population , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry , pathology
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the 2016 Census indicated that there were more than 1 million people aged 65 years and older, representing 3.3% of the population. Increased life expectancy will lead to a significant increase in the elderly population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by 5-fold (18%) in 2050.