Exploring ageism in medical education: A scoping review of the educational factors affecting the attitudes of medical students and junior doctors towards older inpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ageism is a significant issue in health care and exists among medical learners in the teaching hospital setting. To highlight potential strategies and interventions that may address ageism among medical students and junior doctors, we aimed to explore and understand the educational factors within hospital training environments that influence the attitudes of medical students and junior doctors towards older inpatients.

Methods

A scoping review of academic peer-reviewed English literature was conducted using seven academic databases. The first 100 results of an advanced Google Scholar search were also screened. One researcher screened identified articles and extracted relevant data from those that were included. Two researchers analysed the data using a modified co

SUBMITTER: Grosse A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912524 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature