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| Diagnosing dementia: perspectives of primary care physicians | | Author(s) | Linda Boise, Richard Camicioli, David L Morgan |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 39, no 4, August 1999 |
| Pages | pp 457-464 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Diagnosis ; General practitioners ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | As few as 50 % of dementia cases are diagnosed by primary care physicians. This study investigated how primary care physicians assess patients for dementia and identified barriers to dementia diagnosis in primary care settings. Seventy-eight physicians in three geographic areas participated in 18 focus groups. Barriers identified included the failure to recognise and respond to symptoms of dementia; a perceived lack of need to determine a specific diagnosis; limited time; and negative attitudes toward the importance of assessment and diagnosis. The study concluded that these barriers keep physicians from diagnosing dementia and, consequently, from offering concrete help for patients experiencing symptoms of dementia. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000118233 A |
| Classmark | EA: LK7: QT6: 7T |
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