Experiencing aging or demystifying myths? – impact of different “geriatrics and gerontology” teaching strategies in first year medical students

Table 1 Knowledge, attitudes and empathy at baseline among groups submitted to Experiencing Aging (ES) and Myths of Aging (MA) workshops

	Group	N	Mean	Standard Deviation	r	Standard Error	p
UCLA Total Pre (Attitudes)	EA	80	51.84	4.72	0.10	0.52	0.240
UCLA Total Pre (Attitudes)	MA	73	50.88	5.34		0.62	0.240
Knowledge Total Pre	EA	82	4.70	1.49	0.23	0.16	0.004
Knowledge Total Pre	MA	76	4.00	1.46		0.16	0.004
Palmore Positivism – positive opinions about aging	EA	78	58.07	6.16	0.07	0.69	0.383
Palmore Positivism – positive opinions about aging	MA	71	57.18	6.30		0.74	0.383
Palmore Total (correct responses) – Facts about aging	EA	82	11.61	2.74	0.09	0.30	0.248
Palmore Total (correct responses) – Facts about aging	MA	76	11.13	2.41		0.27	0.248
Maxwell-Sullivan – Total Attitude	EA	54	15.50	2.95	0.10	0.40	0.256
Maxwell-Sullivan – Total Attitude	MA	76	16.18	3.62		0.41	0.256
Maxwell-Sullivan – Total Empathy	EA	54	5.31	1.62	0.02	0.22	0.804
Maxwell-Sullivan – Total Empathy	MA	76	5.41	2.37		0.27	0.804