Is there a problem with the problems in problem-based learning?
OBJECTIVE
To determine the balance between acute and chronic medical problems in the PBL cases at 2 Australian medical schools.


METHODS
Analysis of 162 PBL cases.


RESULTS
Cases concentrate on acute problems in young people and neglect chronic disease in the old.


CONCLUSIONS
This imbalance may contribute to negative attitudes towards elderly patients and people with chronic disease.
Finucane
Paul
P
Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Nair
Balakrishnan
B
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome