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| Assessment of patients with memory problems using a nurse-administered instrument to detect early dementia and dementia subtypes | | Author(s) | Michael Dennis, Lesley Furness, James Lindesay |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 6, June 1998 |
| Pages | pp 405-409 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Psychiatric treatment ; Psychiatric nurses ; Screening ; Evaluation ; Pilot ; Leicester. |
| Annotation | With the development of pharmacological treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD), there will be an increase in the numbers of patients requiring assessment for specialist services. The authors describe a pilot study evaluating the performance of a community psychiatric nurse (CPN) doing home assessments, using a semi-structured assessment instrument in diagnosing early dementia and differentiating dementia subtypes in referrals to the Leicester University Memory Clinic. It was possible for the CPN to adequately detect dementia; however, subtypes were not accurately differentiated - and treatments are dependent on being able to differentiate AD from other forms of dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980703007 A |
| Classmark | EA: DB: LP: QTK: 3V: 4C: 4UC: 8LEE |
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