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Working in partnership with users in primary care
— sharing a diagnosis of dementia | | Author(s) | Alisoun Milne, Heather Wilkinson |
| Journal title | MCC: Building knowledge for integrated care [Managing Community Care] vol 10, no 5, October 2002 |
| Pages | pp 18-25 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Diagnosis ; Early ; General practitioners ; Attitude ; Communication. |
| Annotation | This paper presents the findings of two research projects focusing on sharing a diagnosis of dementia. The first paper - "Early diagnosis of dementia by GPs: an exploratory study of attitudes", by Alisoun Milne et al (Aging and Mental Health, vol 4, no 4, 2001) - analyses the attitudes of GPs towards early diagnosis. The second - "Tell me the truth", by R Pratt and Heather Wilkinson (Mental Health Foundation, 2001) - explores the user experience of receiving a diagnosis. The authors draw upon these - as well as wider research - in suggesting ways that diagnostic practice can be improved by taking account of the user perspective. The findings are relevant to all those professionals working in a primary care context. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021121205 A |
| Classmark | EA: LK7: 4J: QT6: DP: U |
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