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Hollar, David; Roberts, Ellen; Busby-Whitehead, Jan – Educational Gerontology, 2011
This study tested the reliability and validity of the Carolina Opinions on Care of Older Adults (COCOA) survey compared with the Geriatric Assessment Survey (GAS). Participants were first year medical students (n = 160). A Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) measurement model for COCOA had a moderately strong fit that was significantly better…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals)
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Duke, Pamela; Cohen, Diane; Novack, Dennis – Educational Gerontology, 2009
This study examined first-year medical student attitudes concerning the elderly before and after instituting a geriatric mentoring program. The program began and ended with a survey designed to assess students' attitudes toward the elderly. During the mentoring program, students visited the same senior for four visits throughout the academic year.…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Mentors, Student Attitudes, Older Adults
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Holtzman, Joseph M.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Examined the attitudes and knowledge of 283 dental and medical students at different stages in their professional education. No significant deterioration or improvement in attitudes toward the aged was found in the course of medical and dental education. Correlational analysis revealed a complex relationship between knowledge and attitude scores.…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cross Sectional Studies