title: Expanding the Caring Lens: Nursing and Medical Students Reflecting on Images of Older People.
abstract: In changing higher education environments, health profession's educators have been increasingly challenged to prepare future health professionals to care for aging populations. This article reports on an exploratory, mixed-method research study that used an innovative photo-elicitation technique and interprofessional small-group work in the classroom to enhance the reflective learning experience of medical and nursing students. Data were collected from pre- and postquestionnaires and focus groups to explore shifts in perceptions toward older persons following the reflective learning session. The qualitative data revealed how using visual images of older persons provides a valuable learning space for reflection. Students found meaning in their own learning by creating shared storylines that challenged their perceptions of older people and themselves as future health professionals. These data support the use of visual methodologies to enhance engagement, reflection, and challenge students to explore and deepen their understanding in gerontology.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences , The University of Western Australia , Crawley , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences , The University of Western Australia , Crawley , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences , The University of Western Australia , Crawley , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences , The University of Western Australia , Crawley , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dugmore
authors.affiliation: b Western Australia Centre for Health & Ageing, The University of Western Australia , Crawley, Western Australia, Australia and Royal Perth Hospital, Perth , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Etherton-Beer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004645:Empathy; D017144:Focus Groups; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010465:Perception; D010781:Photography; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: gerontological education; interprofessional education; medical and nursing students; narratives; photo-elicitation; photographs; reflective practice