Primary Care for the Elderly Bereaved: Recommendations for Medical Education
| Autor: | Erlene Rosowsky, Kristen G. Schaefer, Sue E. Morris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Attitude of Health Personnel education Primary care Prolonged grief disorder 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine In patient 030212 general & internal medicine Bereavement Care Aged Medical education Primary Health Care business.industry Middle Aged Mental health United States Clinical Psychology Health psychology Geriatrics Health Care Surveys 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Medical school curriculum Clinical Competence business Bereavement |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 25:463-470 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3572 1068-9583 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10880-018-9556-9 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to explore the current practices of primary care physicians (PCPs) in providing bereavement care to elderly patients, with implications for medical education. A total of 63 PCPs answered a brief online survey about their typical practices, barriers, comfort level with bereavement, and confidence in their ability to diagnose prolonged grief disorder (PGD). They were recruited through an online newsletter and contacts of one of the authors. The results found that two-thirds of the PCPs do not routinely screen their elderly patients for recent losses, nor do they refer to mental health clinicians when loss is identified. Barriers included not learning of the deaths in patients' lives and lack of time during clinic visits. Those PCPs who had experienced their own losses were significantly more comfortable in speaking to patients about recent losses and more confident in their ability to diagnose PGD. We recommend bereavement education be incorporated into the medical school curriculum from the outset, utilizing the psychological principle of graded exposure to bereaved individuals. |
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