2002
DOI: 10.1177/147130120200100111
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Dementia Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care

Abstract: Dementia presents a challenge for primary care and the advent of new therapeutic options has highlighted the need to improve its detection so that early decisions about medication use can be made. Efforts at earlier diagnosis should be targeted at primary care as the gateway to specialist health and social services.There is, however, evidence that dementia remains under-detected and sub-optimally managed in general practice throughout the world.This article reviews the obstacles to early recognition of dementi… Show more

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“…3 GPs are in an ideal position to recognise the symptoms and signs of early dementia, and trigger the necessary investigation into the diagnosis of dementia. 4 However, early detection of dementia is difficult to achieve, and is a problem for primary care practitioners around the world, who often report difficulties in recognising dementia and responding to the needs of patients with dementia. [5][6][7] Barriers that delay diagnosis of dementia, or hinder management, have been discussed in another rapid appraisal review.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…3 GPs are in an ideal position to recognise the symptoms and signs of early dementia, and trigger the necessary investigation into the diagnosis of dementia. 4 However, early detection of dementia is difficult to achieve, and is a problem for primary care practitioners around the world, who often report difficulties in recognising dementia and responding to the needs of patients with dementia. [5][6][7] Barriers that delay diagnosis of dementia, or hinder management, have been discussed in another rapid appraisal review.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Como demonstrado na literatura, as QSM são frequentes no contexto de saúde primário (Eichler et al, 2015;Galvin & Sadowsky, 2012;Iliffe et al, 2002) e poderão corresponder a uma fase pré-demencial (Blackburn et al, 2014;Howieson et al, 2015;Jessen et al, 2014;Mendonça et al, 2016;Mitchell et al, 2014;Verdelho et al, 2011;Wolfsgruber et al, 2014), mas também podem estar associadas à redução da saúde mental e da qualidade de vida, como à idade, à depressão, à ansiedade e ao género feminino (Açikgöz et al, 2014;Blackburn et al, 2014;Chen et al, 2014;Mendes et al, 2008;Sousa et al, 2015a). Na mesma linha das QSM anteriormente descrita, observou-se o incremento estatisticamente significativo da depressão e da ansiedade, bem como associações entre as QSM e a depressão.…”
Section: As Queixas Subjetivas De Memória No Cuidado De Saúde Primáriounclassified
“…Essas queixas são expressas por pessoas adultas com 55 ou mais anos, embora sejam particularmente comuns em pessoas idosas (Açikgöz et al, 2014;Eichler et al, 2015;Galvin & Sadowsky, 2012;Ginó et al, 2010;Iliffe et al, 2002;Mendes et al, 2008;Mendonça, Alves, & Bugalho, 2016;Pais, 2008;Pires et al, 2012).…”
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