Geriatrician training in the care of elders with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.
Adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD) are now living to late life. Whether geriatricians are being trained to provide care for this clinically complex subpopulation of elders has not been examined. Two thirds of all geriatric fellowship directors in the United States responded to a Web-based survey of curriculum and training in this area. Forty-four percent rated training in this area as "important" or "very important," but only 26% of directors rated their graduates as moderately or highly competent in caring for elders with IDD. We report our survey findings and implications for future curricular development.
Tyler
Carl V
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Department of Family Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. carl.tyler@ fairviewhospital.org
Rader
Erin
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Campbell
James W
JW
Zyzanski
Stephen J
SJ
Panaite
Vanessa
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D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D003479:Curriculum; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy*; D020407:Internet; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States