Preparing for the future: The changing demographic composition of hospital patients in Denmark between 2013 and 2050

A Oksuzyan, A Höhn, J Krabbe Pedersen, R Rau… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Population aging will pose huge challenges for healthcare systems and will
require a promotion of positive attitudes towards older people and the encouragement of …

Contexts, mechanisms and outcomes of interventions to counter ageism toward older adults in undergraduate health and social services students: Results of a realist …

C Bétrisey, J Scott, M Groleau, C Caron… - Educational …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ageism might reduce the effectiveness and quality of care in older adults essential with the
aging population. Although interventions to counter ageism were carried out among …

Exploring the Challenges of Frailty in Medical Education

R Winter, GME Pearson - The Journal of Frailty & Aging, 2023 - Springer
Frailty is common, and medical students and doctors across all specialties will look after
patients with frailty. The General Medical Council requires UK medical schools to teach and …

An exploration of medical student attitudes towards older persons and frailty during undergraduate training

F McCarthy, R Winter, T Levett - European Geriatric Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Older persons and patients with frailty constitute an ever increasing proportion
of hospital patients. Improving student attitudes towards both groups is important in …

Reflections on age, ageing and ageism.

JM Fisher - Clinical Teacher, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
This article discusses ageism, which is defined as prejudice by one age group towards other
age groups. The author highlights how society often uses negative language and …

'That's someone's grandma': Teaching person‐centred care in a frailty context

L Robinson, I Andrew, L Kenny, S Garrad… - The Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The ability to provide person‐centred care (PCC) is an essential skill for doctors
and requires therapeutic empathy. We sought to evaluate a novel teaching approach to …