Alzheimer's Disease in the Family Practice Setting: Assessment of a Screening Tool

AUTOR(ES)

Carter, Rickey E.

FONTE

Physicians Postgraduate Press

RESUMO

Background: The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is approximately 4.5 million people in the United States, and it is projected that by 2050, the prevalence could be as high as 16 million. As one step to minimize this health care burden, we investigated the practices of primary care physicians (PCPs) to determine barriers to and incentives in diagnosing AD and assessed the feasibility of utilizing a caregiver-based phone interview for dementia in the primary care setting.

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