Dementia is a growing public health problem for which early detection may be beneficial.
Currently, the diagnosis of dementia in primary care is dependent mostly on clinical …

Background The diagnosis of dementia in primary care is perceived as a problem across
countries and systems, resulting in delayed recognition and adverse outcomes for patients …

OBJECTIVES: To design and test a brief, efficient dementia‐screening instrument for use by
general practitioners (GPs). DESIGN: The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition …

Objective: to measure general practitioners' knowledge of, confidence with and attitudes to
the diagnosis and management of dementia in primary care. Setting: 20 general practices of …

Background Timely recognition and diagnosis of dementia is the pre‐condition for improving
dementia care, but diagnosis often occurs late in the disease process. Objective To compare …

Background The issue of diagnostic disclosure in dementia has been debated extensively in
professional journals, but empirical data concerning disclosure in dementia has not …

The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is arguably the best-known cognitive screen in
the world. Originally designed to assess cognitive impairment in elderly populations, it has …

Family physicians play a crucial role in the management and ongoing care of patients with
Alzheimer disease (AD). This article reviews the effects of nonpharmacologic and …

Objective The objective of this study was to compare whether different sources of cognitive
complaint (ie, subjective and informant) predict diagnostic conversion in nondemented older …

The aim of this study is to systematically review practitioners' practices and attitudes in
regards to communicating a diagnosis of dementia. A systematic search was conducted of …