Table 4 Training needs and barriers to practicing geriatrics

Have you received geriatrics training before?, n(%)

0.676

     No training experience

95(42.2)

56(43.4)

39(40.6)

     Have training experience

130(57.8)

73(56.6)

57(59.4)

GS that wish to learn systematically, n(%)

     Polypharmacy

95(42.2)

63(48.8)

32(33.3)

0.020

     Malnutrition

120(53.3)

70(54.3)

50(52.1)

0.746

     Delirium

42(18.7)

19(14.7)

23(24.0)

0.079

     Cognitive disorders

148(65.8)

89(69.0)

59(61.5)

0.239

     Depression disorders

93(41.3)

50(38.8)

43(44.8)

0.363

     Anxiety disorders

79(35.1)

43(33.3)

36(37.5)

0.517

     Sleep disorders

118(52.4)

67(51.9)

51(53.1)

0.860

     Chronic pain

64(28.4)

39(30.2)

25(26.0)

0.491

     Sarcopenia

99(44.0)

51(39.5)

48(50.0)

0.118

     Frailty

106(47.1)

62(48.1)

44(45.8)

0.740

     Fall

48(21.3)

23(17.8)

25(26.0)

0.137

     Urinary incontinence

50(22.2)

25(19.4)

25(26.0)

0.235

The biggest barrier to practicing geriatrics, n(%)

NA*

     Unclear direction of discipline development

18(8.0)

11(8.5)

7(7.3)

     Loose specialist talent echelon

24(10.7)

13(10.1)

11(11.5)

     Lack of systematic specialist knowledge and technology

78(34.7)

28(21.7)

50(52.1)

     Limited patient source

5(2.2)

4(3.1)

1(1.0)

     Doctor-patient communication problems

6(2.7)

2(1.6)

4(4.2)

     Caregiving problems

16(7.1)

8(6.2)

8(8.3)

     Medical insurance payment issues

43(19.1)

38(29.5)

5(5.2)

     Insufficient hospital-level support

20(8.9)

14(10.9)

6(6.3)

     Insufficient support from government departments

13(5.8)

10(7.8)

3(3.1)

     Legal security problems

2(0.9)

1(0.8)

1(1.0)