What requirements do primary care physicians have with regard to dementia diagnostics and dementia care? – a survey study among general practitioners in Germany 2022/2023

Autor: Julian Wangler, Michael Jansky
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Archives of Public Health, Vol 81, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-023-01174-4
Popis: Abstract Background General practice offers good conditions to detect and provide care for dementia-related diseases. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of dementia care in general practice is repeatedly criticised. To date, few studies have attempted to form a comprehensive picture of the status quo of dementia care in general practice that focuses on GP perspectives of experience and action. The aim of this study was to identify potential strengths and weaknesses of GP-based dementia care, by means of combined consideration of relevant care and treatment dimensions (construct of ‘dementia sensitivity’). Methods Through an online poll, a total of 4,511 GPs who are active as treatment providers in Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland were surveyed between September 2022 and January 2023. In addition to the descriptive analysis, a T-test with independent samples was used to identify significant differences between two groups (interval-scaled or metric variables). Pearson’s chi-squared test (χ2) was used to analyze the percentage values. Two levels of significance were tested for (mean difference at p
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