title: Impact of participation in TimeSlips, a creative group-based storytelling program, on medical student attitudes toward persons with dementia: a qualitative study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate whether medical student participation in TimeSlips (TS), a creative group-based storytelling program, with persons affected by dementia would improve student attitudes toward this patient population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen fourth-year medical students from Penn State College of Medicine participated in a month-long regimen of TS sessions at a retirement community. Student course evaluations were analyzed at the conclusion of the program to examine perceived qualitative changes in attitude.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Qualitative data revealed insights into the manner in which student attitudes toward a geriatric patient population became more positive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first known pilot study to suggest that participation in a creative group-based storytelling program might improve medical student attitudes toward persons with dementia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Humanities, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. drg21@psu.edu
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Stuckey
authors.forename: Caroline F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: Megan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Whitehead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003405:Creativity; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033262:Narration; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*