Dementia diagnosis and referral in general practice: a representative survey of Irish general practitioners

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dc.contributor.authorDyer, Adam H.
dc.contributor.authorFoley, Tony
dc.contributor.authorO'Shea, Brendan
dc.contributor.authorKennelly, Sean P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-24T12:37:04Z
dc.date.available2018-09-24T12:37:04Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAims: Most of those with a memory problem or concern over cognition present to their General Practitioner (GP) in the first instance. Despite this, the current diagnostic and referral patterns of Irish GPs remains unclear. Methods: A survey was distributed to three separate cohorts of GPs (n=692) Results: Ninety-Five (14%) responded. Most personally diagnose 1-3 (69%; 65/95) or 4-6 (21%; 20/95) patients with dementia per year. Two-thirds (62%; 59/95) refer >80% of those with possible dementia for further assessment/support, most commonly to support/clarify a diagnosis (71%; 67/95) and most frequently to a geriatrician (79%; 75/95). In half of cases (51%; 48/95), referral is to a professional working as part of an established memory clinic. One-fifth reported receiving dementia-specific postgraduate training (19%; 18/95) and over four-fifths (82%; 78/95) would welcome further training. Discussion: Further attention to the ongoing establishment of memory clinic services and dedicated referral pathways, as well as increasing emphasis on dementia assessment and diagnosis in medical curricula, is warranted.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid735
dc.identifier.citationDyer, A.H., Foley, T., O’Shea, B. and Kennelly, S. P. (2018) ‘Dementia diagnosis and referral in general practice: a representative survey of Irish general practitioners’, Irish Medical Journal, 111(4), 735en
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6897
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/622990/art9.html?sequence=1
dc.relation.urihttp://imj.ie/dementia-diagnosis-and-referral-in-general-practice-a-representative-survey-of-irish-general-practitioners/
dc.rights© 2018, Irish Medical Journal. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectMemory clinic serviceen
dc.subjectDedicated referral pathwaysen
dc.subjectDementia assessmenten
dc.titleDementia diagnosis and referral in general practice: a representative survey of Irish general practitionersen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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