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The orientation of health professional students towards the care of older adults: the case of podiatry

Neale R. Chumbler

Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, USA

Thomas E. Ford

Western Michigan University, USA

Although podiatrists treat a large number of older adults, few studies have examined podiatry students' attitudes to treating them. Using data from a nationally representative random sample of podiatry students (n = 528), a theoretical model was tested that examined the impact on the level of expected satisfaction from treating older adults in terms of: students' perceptions of the effectiveness of podiatry for treating older adults (i.e. the belief that the students can have a meaningful impact on the health outcomes); the extent to which students enter podiatry for intrinsic rewards; the amount of exposure to instruction on geriatric health issues students receive in podiatry school; and the amount of clinical contact students have with older adult patients. Consistent with the hypothesized model, the findings indicated that respondents who believe that podiatrists can have a meaningful impact on the health outcomes of older adults reported a higher level of expected satisfaction with treating them. In addition, intrinsic motivation exhibited a positive indirect effect on satisfaction via its direct effect on perceptions of the effectiveness of treating older adults.

Key Words: medical care delivery • public health policy

Health:, Vol. 2, No. 3, 259-281 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/136345939800200301
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