Factors related to medical students' and doctors' attitudes towards older patients: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

studies have sought to identify the possible determinants of medical students' and doctors' attitudes towards older patients by examining relationships with a variety of factors: demographic, educational/training, exposure to older people, personality/cognitive and job/career factors. This review collates and synthesises these findings.

Methods

an electronic search of 10 databases was performed (ABI/Inform, ASSIA, British Nursing Index, CINAHL, Informa Health, Medline, PsycINFO, Science Direct, Scopus, and Web of Science) through to 7 February 2017.

Results

the main search identified 2,332 articles; 37 studies met the eligibility criteria set. All included studies analysed self-reported attitudes based on correlational analyses or difference testing, theref

SUBMITTER: Samra R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860378 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature