ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
100 years after Alzheimer: contemporary neurology practice assessment of referrals for dementia.
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- [Access to the early diagnosis of dementia in New Brunswick: perceptions of potential users of services depending on the language and the middle of life].Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2013Article
- Specialist involvement and referral patterns in ambulatory medical care for patients with dementia in Germany: results of a claims data based case-control study.BMC health services research · 2011Article
- The referral dance: improving the interface between primary care practitioners and specialists.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of dementia is placing an increased burden on specialists.
methodsCanadian neurologists responded to a structured questionnaire to assess reasons for referral and services provided as well as to compare the neurologists' perceptions of their practice characteristics against cases seen over a 3-month period.
resultsThe audit confirmed the participants' perception that family practitioners are the main referral source (358/453, 79%). Sixty-two percent of patients had undergone clinical investigation for dementia prior to being seen by the neurologist; 39% (177/453) were on pharmacotherapy at the time of referral, 68% were initiated on pharmacotherapy by the neurologist. A fifth of the referrals did not meet clinical criteria for dementia, which may be directly related to the prevalence of prior workup that did not include mental status testing.
conclusionsNeurologists currently treat patients referred for dementia who may already have been adequately evaluated and treated by primary care providers.
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