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Factors affecting timely recognition and diagnosis of dementia across Europe
— from awareness to stigma | | Author(s) | Myrra J F J Vernooij-Dassen, Esme D Moniz-Cook, Robert T Woods |
| Corporate Author | INTERDEM Group |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 4, April 2005 |
| Pages | pp 377-386 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Recognition ; Early ; Diagnosis ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Timely recognition and diagnosis is the precondition for improving dementia care, but diagnosis often occurs late in the disease phase. 23 participants from different disciplines in 8 countries, purposively sampled for professional expertise in dementia research and innovative practice, attended two focus groups. There is wide variation across European Union (EU) Member States in timely diagnosis of dementia, such as the availability of guidelines and memory clinics. There is cultural variation in the role of stigma across countries. This is associated with attitudes about early intervention and prognosis as well as the range of dementia care services available. The hesitancy and delay surrounding timely recognition is prominent in all EU states, and specialist services in themselves are not enough to overcome this. Stigma associated with dementia by professionals seems to be the most powerful influential factor. Both pan-European guidelines and educational programmes addressing general obstacles, and national guidelines addressing nation-specific obstacles by using nation-specific facilitators are required. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050516214 A |
| Classmark | EA: 4AD: 4J: LK7: 74 |
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