General practitioners' attitude toward early and pre-dementia diagnosis of AD in five European countries-A MOPEAD project survey

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INTRODUCTION: General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in early identification of dementia, yet diagnosis is often missed or delayed in primary care. As part of the multinational Models of Patient Engagement for Alzheimer's Disease project, we assess GPs' attitude toward early and pre-dementia diagnosis of AD and explore barriers to early diagnosis.

METHODS: Our survey covered general attitude toward early diagnosis, diagnostic procedures, resources, and opinion on present and future treatment options across five European countries.

RESULTS: In total 343 GPs completed the survey; 74% of GPs indicated that an early diagnosis is valuable. There were country-specific differences in GPs' perceptions of reimbursement and time available for the patient. If a drug were available to slow down the progression of AD, 59% of the GPs would change their implementation of early diagnosis.

DISCUSSION: Our findings provide insight into GPs' attitudes by exploring differences in perception and management of early diagnosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 13(2021), 1 vom: 31., Seite e12130

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sannemann, Lena [VerfasserIn]
Müller, Theresa [VerfasserIn]
Waterink, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Zwan, Marissa [VerfasserIn]
Wimo, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Stomrud, Erik [VerfasserIn]
Pinó, Susana [VerfasserIn]
Arrufat, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Gomez, Octavio [VerfasserIn]
Benaque, Alba [VerfasserIn]
Bon, Jaka [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Johansson, Gunilla [VerfasserIn]
Dron, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Dumas, Annette [VerfasserIn]
Georges, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Kramberger, Milica G [VerfasserIn]
Visser, Pieter Jelle [VerfasserIn]
Winblad, Bengt [VerfasserIn]
Campo, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Boada, Mercè [VerfasserIn]
Jessen, Frank [VerfasserIn]
MOPEAD consortium [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alzheimer's disease
Dementia
Early diagnosis
General practitioners
Journal Article
Mild cognitive impairment
Primary care

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Date Revised 31.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/dad2.12130

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322227011