European Postgraduate Training in Geriatric Medicine

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

47 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the study is to give a structured update on geriatric postgraduate education throughout Europe. The study will be performed as a cross-sectional structured quantitative online survey with qualitative comments. The survey content covers structural items, content and educational aspects of geriatric specialty training in European countries.

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Detailed Description

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The study is performed as a cross-sectional structured quantitative survey leaving space for qualitative comments. The survey content covers structural items, content and educational aspects of geriatric specialty training in European countries. To prove feasibility in the questionnaire setting and time management the survey will be piloted in five international experts in geriatric medicine. Questions in the survey are closed with the possibility to give a free comment.Validity of individual data collection will be controlled by repeated hidden content within different questions.

Experts in the field of geriatric medicine and members of one of the organizations European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), European Academy for the Medicine of Ageing (EAMA) or European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS) and a strong personal focus of interest in postgraduate training are contacted by the survey coordinator and invited to participate in the survey personally and via E-mail. The survey will be performed online using the following software (http://www.surveyxact.com/) . To reassure data quality, the survey will be sent for double checks within nations.

Conditions

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Education Geriatrics

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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Online Survey

Online questionaire submitted to experts in geriatrics in different European countries. 12-item survey.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Experts in geriatric medicine and member of one of the organizations European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), European Academy for the Medicine of Ageing (EAMA) or European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS).