Factors influencing general practitioners’ perception of and attitude towards dementia diagnostics and care—results of a survey among primary care physicians in Germany

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<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Studies have shown that primary care is not always effective when it comes to caring for people with dementia. In addition, general practitioners do not always use diagnostic instruments consistently. The aim of the study was to identify relevant factors that influence general practitioners’ attitudes and willingness with respect to consistent diagnosis and care. For this purpose, resources, viewpoints, and behavioral patterns of general practitioners with regard to dementia diagnostics as well as common challenges in everyday practice were recorded. In the course of a survey, a total of 2266 general practitioners in Hesse and Baden-Württemberg were interviewed between January and March 2020. In addition to the descriptive analysis, a <jats:italic>t</jats:italic>-test was used to determine significant differences between two groups. A univariate linear regression analysis was carried out to identify possible influencing factors. 81% of the respondents do provide dementia diagnostics; 51% are involved in the treatment. Most of them see the diagnostic work-up (77%), communication and compliance problems (73%), as well as the therapeutic support (71%) as common challenges. In addition, there are interface problems regarding the interdisciplinary cooperation. Some of the respondents express doubts about the value of early detection (41%). The general practitioners’ attitude with respect to dementia diagnostics and care is determined by influencing factors that relate to geriatric competencies, expectations of self-efficacy, the integration of practice staff, as well as the knowledge of and cooperation with counseling and care services. It seems advisable to strengthen the geriatric competence of general practitioners. Moreover, it appears essential to educate general practitioners more about support structures in the field of dementia care and to integrate them accordingly. In addition, practice staff should be more systematically involved in the identification and care of dementia patients.</jats:p>
Autoren
  • Julian Wangler
  • Michael Jansky
DOI
10.1007/s10354-020-00803-9
eISSN
1563-258X
ISSN
0043-5341
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
7-8
Zeitschrift
Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
Sprache
en
Online publication date
2021
Paginierung
165 - 173
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2021
Status
Published
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10354-020-00803-9
Datum der Datenerfassung
2021
Titel
Factors influencing general practitioners’ perception of and attitude towards dementia diagnostics and care—results of a survey among primary care physicians in Germany
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
171

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CC-BY
Autoren
  • Julian Wangler
  • Michael Jansky
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Universitätsbibliothek Mainz
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  • JGU-Publikationen
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Published version
DOI
10.1007/s10354-020-00803-9
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false
Open access
true
ISSN
1563-258X
Zeitschrift
Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift
Schlüsselwörter
  • 610 Medizin
  • 610 Medical sciences
Sprache
eng
Open access status
Open Access
Paginierung
165 - 173
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2021
Public URL
https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/5854
Herausgeber
Springer
Herausgeber URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-020-00803-9
Datum der Datenerfassung
2021
Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
2021
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Public
Titel
Factors influencing general practitioners’ perception of and attitude towards dementia diagnostics and care : results of a survey among primary care physicians in Germany
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
171

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