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. 2014 Jul;15(4):409–413. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.2.18896

Table 2.

Test performance by Geriatric Emergency Medicine Competencies domain.

Domains # Questions Pre Post Change P-value*
Atypical presentation of disease in the elderly 8 41.5% 63.0% 21.5% <0.001
Modification of emergency intervention 5 38.0% 69.8% 31.8% <0.001
Medication in the elderly 3 37.5% 61.0% 23.5% <0.001
Falls and trauma 4 44.8% 62.5% 17.8% <0.001
Care transition (disposition) in the elderly 3 30.8% 47.5% 16.7% <0.001
Cognitive and behavioral problems in the elderly 3 13.7% 40.3% 34.6% <0.001
Palliative care in the elderly 3 50.1% 63.6% 13.5% <0.001
Entire test 29 37.8% 60.8% 23.0% <0.001
*

Paired t-test