ECHO-Chicago Geriatrics: using telementoring to "geriatricize" the primary care workforce.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ
; 41(3): 333-341, 2020.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-30706769
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The primary care workforce is under-prepared to care for the growing older adult population. Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is a continuing education intervention that connects subspecialists and community health care providers (HCPs) via videoconferencing technology for didactic and case-discussion sessions.Methods:
We asked participants to complete 8 to 12 educational telementoring sessions. These sessions were conducted between February 2016 and October 2017. Pre/post surveys of self-efficacy and frequency of practice behaviors were collected from eligible participants.Results:
121 HCPs from multiple sites participated. Of these, 89 (non-trainee status) were eligible to complete surveys. Sixty-two participants (69.7%) completed pre/post surveys. Participants were queried regarding 15 geriatrics competencies. Self-efficacy significantly increased across all competencies after series participation (p < 0.05). Frequency of 8 out of 11 queried geriatrics-centered practice behaviors also increased significantly (p < 0.05).Discussion:
ECHO-Chicago Geriatrics offers a novel strategy for improving community HCPs' geriatrics self-efficacy and frequency of geriatrics-centered practice behaviors.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Videoconferencing
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Mentoring
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Geriatrics
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Health Workforce
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Gerontol Geriatr Educ
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States