Geriatric core competencies for physicians, medical students, and nurses most frequently cover disease and comorbidities, pharmacologic/medication management, and cognitive/dementia problems¶
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q2 i? Across ten included consensus studies, the geriatric core competencies most frequently mentioned by physicians, medical students, and nurses were in the domains of disease and comorbidities, pharmacologic/medication management, and cognitive/dementia problems. → Yang Deng-Chi 2025
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Yang Deng-Chi 2025¶
Yang Deng-Chi, Yu Yung-Chen, Lee Yi-Hsuan, Su Ruei-Ning, Lin Wei-Hung, Lai Pei-Chun. (2025). Geriatric core competencies for non-geriatricians and nurses: a scoping review. BMC Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06806-8
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Scoping review synthesis of ten expert-consensus/Delphi studies (1989–2017) yielding 257 competencies across 18 domains. The review reports that "the geriatric core competencies most frequently mentioned by physicians, medical students, and nurses were in the domains of disease and comorbidities, pharmacologic/medication management, and cognitive/dementia problems."
"Overall, the geriatric core competencies most frequently mentioned by physicians, medical students, and nurses were in the domains of disease and comorbidities, pharmacologic/medication management, and cognitive/dementia problems."
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Related Claims¶
- Clinical Assessment and Clinical Management were the most frequently reported competency domains — related
- 59.14% of geriatric core competencies are classified as Apply in Bloom's cognitive process dimension and 64.2% as Conceptual Knowledge — related
- The most emphasized geriatric core competencies fall under the ACGME 'patient care' category — related
- Interdisciplinary teamwork and patient/caregiver needs are significantly underrepresented in geriatric core competencies — related
- Only ten studies met inclusion criteria, yielding 257 core competencies across 18 domains — related
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