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Article: Early detection of dementia: The knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians in Hong Kong
Title | Early detection of dementia: The knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Attitude Dementia Early detection Knowledge Primary care |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105516 |
Citation | Dementia, 2020, v. 19 n. 3, p. 830-846 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background:
Dementia affects people worldwide and its prevalence is growing. Early detection of dementia by primary care physicians can be beneficial; thus, their knowledge and attitudes about this issue are important.
Objective:
To assess primary care physicians’ knowledge and attitudes about the early detection of dementia in Hong Kong.
Methods:
This was a mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) study. Four focus groups with a purposive sample of 31 primary care physicians were interviewed, and a questionnaire-survey was completed and returned by 437 primary care physicians.
Results:
Participants all agreed that the early detection of dementia would benefit patients and primary care physicians should be capable of making such diagnoses. Confidence in making an early diagnosis varied; physicians tended to overlook symptoms in the early stages. All agreed that more training is needed at the post-graduate level of medical education.
Conclusions:
Participants had positive attitudes towards early detection of dementia; however, their confidence and ability to make an early diagnosis varied. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/258639 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.895 |
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dc.contributor.author | Leung, CW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TP | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, KW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chao, DVK | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-22T01:41:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-08-22T01:41:41Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Dementia, 2020, v. 19 n. 3, p. 830-846 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-3012 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/258639 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Dementia affects people worldwide and its prevalence is growing. Early detection of dementia by primary care physicians can be beneficial; thus, their knowledge and attitudes about this issue are important. Objective: To assess primary care physicians’ knowledge and attitudes about the early detection of dementia in Hong Kong. Methods: This was a mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) study. Four focus groups with a purposive sample of 31 primary care physicians were interviewed, and a questionnaire-survey was completed and returned by 437 primary care physicians. Results: Participants all agreed that the early detection of dementia would benefit patients and primary care physicians should be capable of making such diagnoses. Confidence in making an early diagnosis varied; physicians tended to overlook symptoms in the early stages. All agreed that more training is needed at the post-graduate level of medical education. Conclusions: Participants had positive attitudes towards early detection of dementia; however, their confidence and ability to make an early diagnosis varied. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105516 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Dementia | - |
dc.rights | Dementia. Copyright © Sage Publications Ltd. | - |
dc.subject | Attitude | - |
dc.subject | Dementia | - |
dc.subject | Early detection | - |
dc.subject | Knowledge | - |
dc.subject | Primary care | - |
dc.title | Early detection of dementia: The knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TP: tplam@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chao, DVK: dchku001@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TP=rp00386 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1471301218788133 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30025474 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85050240667 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 286595 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 19 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 830 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 846 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000523858400020 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1471-3012 | - |