OBJECTIVE: To determine the balance between acute and chronic medical problems in the PBL cases at 2 Australian medical schools. METHODS: Analysis of 162 PBL cases. RESULTS: Cases concentrate on acute problems in young people and neglect chronic disease in the old. CONCLUSION: This imbalance may contribute to negative attitudes towards elderly patients and people with chronic disease.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the balance between acute and chronic medical problems in the PBL cases at 2 Australian medical schools. METHODS: Analysis of 162 PBL cases. RESULTS: Cases concentrate on acute problems in young people and neglect chronic disease in the old. CONCLUSION: This imbalance may contribute to negative attitudes towards elderly patients and people with chronic disease.
Authors: Anja Mayer; Vital Da Silva Domingues; Inga Hege; Andrzej A Kononowicz; Marcos Larrosa; Begoña Martínez-Jarreta; Daloha Rodriguez-Molina; Bernardo Sousa-Pinto; Małgorzata Sudacka; Luc Morin Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-05-19 Impact factor: 4.614