Report on the results of a questionnaire survey of graduates concerning gerontology lectures

Abstract

Aim: The present study evaluated whether or not post-graduation lectures on gerontology were useful for university students. Methods: To survey the opinions of graduated students, a questionnaire was sent to students who had graduated from the Department of Occupational Therapy (students in the Department of Physical Therapy were subjects for selection) asking whether or not the lectures on gerontology had been useful. Responses were obtained from 58 out of 511 graduates. Results: One graduate (1.7%) found the gerontology lectures very useful, 30 (51.7%) found them useful, 26 (44.8%) found them not very useful, and 1 (1.7%) found them not useful at all. Conclusions: These results suggest that we should deliver more detailed lectures on why gerontology is needed and revise the contents to be more concrete and skillful than before.