Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics
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Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi · Aug 1999
[An analysis of questionnaires about geriatric medicine/medical education sent to members of the Japanese Society of General Medicine].
Geriatric medical care can be viewed as general medical care for the elderly. We conducted a survey of members of the Japanese Society of General Medicine who belong to a university hospital, on their views of geriatric medicine/medical education. The questionnaires consisted of six categories of items about: (1) the physician's career; (2) whether the physician performs geriatric research in his/her laboratory; (3) whether the physician has an interest in geriatric medicine or medical education; (4) the physician's views on geriatric medicine or medical education; (5) of what pre- and post-graduate medical education on geriatric medicine should consist, from the physician's point of view: and (6) the physician's ideas about geriatric medicine/medical education in view of general medicine. ⋯ Out of nine items, the top three most important aspects of post-graduate medical education on geriatrics for clinical and social medicine, were (1) studying the medical care and welfare of the elderly, (2) assessing the impaired life function of the elderly, and (3) studying pharmaco- therapy. Out of 6 items, the top three most important aspects of a practical exercise in post-graduate medical education in geriatrics were (1) providing general care to the elderly, (2) giving rehabilitation guidance and (3) providing psychological support for the elderly. Furthermore, 20 of the respondents (22.5%) have performed geriatric medical research on either the activities of daily life of the elderly or living wills, both of which seem to reflect the health and life of elderly people.