ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2023
Has COVID-19 affected dementia diagnosis rates in England?
Article in International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- England's Dementia Diagnosis Landscape: Strengths, Limitations, and Future Directions.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2026Review
- The Importance of the Social Environment for People Living With Dementia and Their Carers: Qualitative Evidence From DETERMIND and PriDem on the Impact of COVID-19 Service Changes and Restrictions in England and Wales.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- Lessons learned for pandemic preparedness in the neurodegenerative research and clinical fields: an advice report based on Parkinson's disease as an example.BMC neurology · 2024Article
- Editorial: Early indicators of cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease, and related dementias captured by neurophysiological tools.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Has COVID-19 affected dementia diagnosis rates in England?International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic impacted on the provision of care and routine activity of all National Health Service (NHS) services. While General Practitioner referrals to memory services in England have returned to pre-pandemic levels, the estimated dementia diagnosis rate (DDR) fell by 5.4% between March 2020 and February 2023.
methodsIn this paper we explore whether this reduction is accurate or is an artefact of the way the NHS collects data.
resultsWe explore the processes that may have affected national dementia diagnosis rates during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
conclusionsWe discuss what action could be taken to improve the DDR in the future.
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