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Geriatric interdisciplinary team training program: evaluation results.

Terry Fulmer1, Kathryn Hyer, Ellen Flaherty

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Journal of Aging and Health
|July 16, 2005
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Geriatric interdisciplinary team training (GITT) programs improved health professions students' attitudes and team skills. While some team dynamics measures changed, geriatric care planning knowledge remained static.

Area of Science:

  • Health Professions Education
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Interdisciplinary Healthcare

Background:

  • Geriatric interdisciplinary team training (GITT) is a long-standing educational goal with limited prior success.
  • The John A. Hartford Foundation funded eight national GITT programs in 1997 to address this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of GITT programs in improving health professions students' interdisciplinary knowledge and attitudes.
  • To introduce and assess new measures for evaluating interdisciplinary knowledge and team dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Data were collected from 537 student trainees across eight GITT programs.
  • Evaluation included pre- and post-training assessments of attitudinal change, geriatric care planning, and team dynamics.
  • New measures, including the Team Skills Scale, were utilized.

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Main Results:

  • GITT trainees showed significant improvement in all measures of attitudinal change.
  • No significant change was observed in geriatric care planning knowledge.
  • Team dynamics measures showed discipline-specific changes, with the Team Skills Scale demonstrating the most significant improvement across medicine, nursing, and social work.

Conclusions:

  • GITT programs positively impact student attitudes and self-reported team skills, particularly in core health disciplines.
  • Further refinement of GITT curricula may be needed to enhance geriatric care planning knowledge.
  • The developed measures offer valuable tools for assessing interdisciplinary training outcomes.