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Examining physician-patient-caregiver encounters
— the case of Alzheimer's disease patients and family physicians in Israel | | Author(s) | P Werner, A Gafni, E Kitai |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 8, no 6, November 2004 |
| Pages | pp 498-504 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Patients ; Communication ; General practitioners ; Informal care ; Social surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | The characteristics are examined of physician-patient-caregiver encounters in the presence of dementia, also how socio-demographic and professional characteristics of family physicians and severity of dementia symptoms affect these encounters. Telephone interviews were conducted with 141 Israeli-Jewish family physicians (66% response rate) who were presented with two vignettes describing a 76-year-old woman with dementia. The vignettes were identical, except that in the first it was stated that the woman sits quietly and co-operates during the examination, whereas in the second she is agitated and uncooperative. Participants were asked to what extent they would ask questions to inform and involve the patient and caregiver respectively when presented with one of the two vignettes. Findings showed that physicians would address the caregiver more than the patient (both with respect to questions, information and involvement). Moreover, it was found that physicians who were older and had more years in the profession would address the caregiver to a higher degree (compared to the patient) than younger and less experienced physicians. Findings provide direction for understanding medical encounters in the presence of dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041216207 A |
| Classmark | EA: LF: U: QT6: P6: 3F: 7H6 |
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