Supply and Geographic Distribution of Geriatric Physicians and Geriatric Nurse Practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The rapidly growing population of older adults and their concomitant high prevalence of chronic health conditions require an increased supply in the specialized geriatric workforce to meet increasing health care demands. Understanding trends and geographic disparities in the supply of the geriatric workforce is essential for developing effective policies.

Objectives

To examine temporal and geographic trends in the supply of geriatric physicians (GMDs) and geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs) from 2010 to 2020 and to assess potential disparities between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional study used annual county-level data from 2010 to 2020, encompassing all counties in the 50 US states

SUBMITTER: Xue Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561691 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature