Impact of participation in timeslips, a creative group-based storytelling program, on medical student attitudes toward persons with dementia: A qualitative study

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 699-703

  George, Daniel R ^a   Stuckey, Heather L ^a   Dillon, Caroline F ^b   Whitehead, Megan M ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Geriatric education; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CREATIVENESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 80053487751     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr035     Document Type: Article

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