House Officers' Knowledge of Geriatric Health Policy: Are the Gatekeepers Learning the Rules?
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 28 (2) , 233-236
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/28.2.233
Abstract
To examine knowledge of geriatric health policies a 20-question true or false quiz was distributed to 541 physicians training in medicine, surgery, and psychiatry. Only 154 (28.5%) were returned, reflecting an unknown degree of disinterest in geriatrics. Among the respondents there was a widespread lack of knowledge that could interfere with physicians' ability to use the health care system appropriately for patients' benefit and to function effectively as a gatekeeper to health care utilization.Keywords
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