Integrating Geriatrics Knowledge into a Medical Student Clerkship Using Twitter Poll
A controlled, prospective, 2-year cohort observational study was conducted to test whether weekly geriatric questions delivered through Twitter Poll could improve geriatrics knowledge during an internal medicine clerkship for third-year medical students. Students were tested at the start and end of their internal medicine rotations. The cohort consisted of 78 third-year medical students, with 42 males (53.8%) and 36 females (46.2%). Of the cohort, 92% identified as white.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
78 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2016
Primary Institutions
University of North Dakota
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Dr. Eva L. Gilbertson Foundation
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
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