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P2‐106: Dementia diagnosis in primary care: A qualitative study of GP attitudes and practices in the east of england
Author(s) -
Grace Lydia,
Sandfield Anna,
McGeown William J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.644
Subject(s) - dementia , north east , primary care , medicine , qualitative research , psychiatry , psychology , family medicine , disease , sociology , pathology , social science , ethnology
mean 25.17, median 26, SD 3.34; Alzheimer’s Disease (n1⁄4223)mean 16.33, median 16, SD 6.43; Cerebral Degeneration (n1⁄4236)mean 20.47, median 21, SD 6.10; Memory Loss (n1⁄4162)mean 25.24, median 27, SD 5.2; Dementia (n1⁄4 86)mean 15.12, median 14, SD 5.23.Conclusions:ABCs scores vary appropriately by diagnosis and resembleMMSE scoring distributions. This instrument provides a non-proprietary cognitive screening evaluation to be used by physicians to detect cognitive deficits in the clinical setting and to aid in defining the degree, quality and progression of impairment.