CANDIDATES FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF ADDED QUALIFICATIONS IN GERIATRIC-MEDICINE - WHO, WHY, AND WHEN

被引：8

作者：

REUBEN, DB ^{[1
]}

BRADLEY, TB ^{[1
]}

ZWANZIGER, J ^{[1
]}

HIRSCH, SH ^{[1
]}

BECK, JC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] RAND CORP,SANTA MONICA,CA 90406

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY | 1990年 / 38卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb03551.x

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 [法学]; 0303 [社会学]; 100203 [老年医学];

摘要：

We surveyed physicians who took the examination for certification for Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine, physicians who only inquired about the examination, and physicians who expressed no interest in the examination to learn about practice characteristics of those who took the examination and their reasons for taking it. Based on a 72% response rate, we were able to demonstrate that those who took the examination took care of an older population of patients and disproportionately more of the oldest‐old. These physicians were more likely to report the care of older people to be a professional focus and, in internal medicine, were more likely to have had formal training in geriatrics. Their reasons for taking the examination were primarily to obtain credentials but also frequently to improve their ability to care for older people. Nearly two‐thirds of those who had inquired about the exam but did not take it in 1988 plan to do so at a later date. 1990 The American Geriatrics Society

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页码：483 / 488

页数：6

共 5 条

[1]

*AM MED ASS, 1988, PHYS PROF QUEST

[2]

PHYSICIAN RESPONSE TO A MAILED SURVEY - AN EXPERIMENT IN TIMING OF PAYMENT [J].