Education Research: Changing medical student perceptions of dementia: an arts-centered experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students' comfort level working with dementia is poorly understood, and may impact subsequent experiences with patients and caregivers. Early experiences that take place in a nonmedical setting may allow students to gain a more comprehensive understanding of quality of life and disease management in everyday life.

Methods

We studied Columbia University preclinical medical students' perceptions of dementia relative to attending a nonclinical art-centered, museum-based experience designed for people with dementia and their caregivers. Participants individually attended a single 90-minute museum-based art-centered program designed to engage patients with dementia and caregivers; programs are attended by 6-10 patient-caregiver dyads and led by trained museum e

SUBMITTER: Roberts HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4553029 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature