Trial reportBMC family practice2012
Ageing in general practice (AGP) trial: a cluster randomised trial to examine the effectiveness of peer education on GP diagnostic assessment and management of dementia.
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- Quantifying Anticholinergic Burden and Sedative Load in Older Adults with Polypharmacy: A Systematic Review of Risk Scales and Models.Drugs & aging · 2021Pooled it
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- Impact of multiple low-level anticholinergic medications on anticholinergic load of community-dwelling elderly with and without dementia.Drugs & aging · 2015Trial
- Evidence-based care of older people with suspected cognitive impairment in general practice: protocol for the IRIS cluster randomised trial.Implementation science : IS · 2013Trial
- Implementation of a best-practice model of care for cognitive impairment and dementia for first nations peoples attending primary care in Australia: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Let's CHAT (community health approaches to) dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Routine programs of health care systems as an opportunity toward communication skills training for family physicians: A randomized field trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2015Article
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- Optimising primary care for people with dementia.Mental health in family medicine · 2013Article
- Improving access to dementia services for people from minority ethnic groups.Current opinion in psychiatry · 2013Review
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12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundDementia is increasing in prevalence as the population ages. An earlier rather than later diagnosis allows persons with dementia and their families to plan ahead and access appropriate management. However, most diagnoses are made by general practitioners (GPs) later in the course of the disease and are associated with management that is poorly adherent to recommended guidelines. This trial examines the effectiveness of a peer led dementia educational intervention for GPs.
methodsThe study is a cluster randomised trial, conducted across three states and five sites. All GPs will complete an audit of their consenting patients aged 75 years or more at three time points - baseline, 12 and 24 months. GPs allocated to the intervention group will receive two educational sessions from a peer GP or nurse, and will administer the GPCOG to consenting patients at baseline and 12 months. The first education session will provide information about dementia and the second will provide individualised feedback on audit results. GPs in the waitlist group will receive the RACGP Guidelines by post following the 12 month audit OUTCOMES: Primary outcomes are carer and consumer quality of life and depression. Secondary outcomes include: rates of GP identification of dementia compared to a more detailed gold standard assessment conducted in the patient's home; GP identification of differential diagnoses including reversible causes of cognitive impairment; and GP referral to specialists, Alzheimers' Australia and support services. A "case finding" and a "screening" group will be compared and the psychometrics of the GPCOG will be examined. SAMPLE SIZE: Approximately 2,000 subjects aged 75 years and over will be recruited through approximately 160 GPs, to yield approximately 200 subjects with dementia (reducing to 168 by 24 months). DISCUSSION: The trial outlined in this paper has been peer reviewed and supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. At the time of submission of this paper 2,034 subjects have been recruited and the intervention delivered to 114 GPs.
trial registrationAustralia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register (ANZCTR): ACTRN12607000117415.
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