OBJECTIVES: To determine whether outpatient care provided to older patients by fellowship-trained geriatricians is distinguishable from that provided by generalists. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Three primary care clinics of an academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: Random sample of 140 adults aged 65 and older receiving primary care at one of the clinics. MEASUREMENTS: A medical chart review involving records of 69 patients receiving primary care from a fellowship-trained geriatrician and 71 patients receiving primary care from a generalist (general internal medicine or family practice) was conducted; information pertaining to two practice behaviors relevant to the care of older adults--avoidance of inappropriate prescribing and proactive assessments for geriatric syndromes--was abstracted. RESULTS: Geriatricians scored 17.6 out of a possible 24 points, on average; generalists scored 14.2 (P<.001). Geriatricians scored higher than generalists on prescribing and geriatric syndrome assessments. In a linear regression model adjusting for patient age and number of comorbidities and clustering according to provider, provider specialty was strongly associated with overall score (beta coefficient for specialty=6.75, P<.001; 95% confidence interval=4.57-8.94). CONCLUSION: The practice style of fellowship-trained geriatricians caring for older adults appears to differ from that of generalists with regard to prescribing behavior and assessment for geriatric syndromes.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether outpatient care provided to older patients by fellowship-trained geriatricians is distinguishable from that provided by generalists. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Three primary care clinics of an academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: Random sample of 140 adults aged 65 and older receiving primary care at one of the clinics. MEASUREMENTS: A medical chart review involving records of 69 patients receiving primary care from a fellowship-trained geriatrician and 71 patients receiving primary care from a generalist (general internal medicine or family practice) was conducted; information pertaining to two practice behaviors relevant to the care of older adults--avoidance of inappropriate prescribing and proactive assessments for geriatric syndromes--was abstracted. RESULTS: Geriatricians scored 17.6 out of a possible 24 points, on average; generalists scored 14.2 (P<.001). Geriatricians scored higher than generalists on prescribing and geriatric syndrome assessments. In a linear regression model adjusting for patient age and number of comorbidities and clustering according to provider, provider specialty was strongly associated with overall score (beta coefficient for specialty=6.75, P<.001; 95% confidence interval=4.57-8.94). CONCLUSION: The practice style of fellowship-trained geriatricians caring for older adults appears to differ from that of generalists with regard to prescribing behavior and assessment for geriatric syndromes.
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