Dementia and comorbidities in primary care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with dementia (PwD) are known to have more chronic conditions compared to those without dementia, which can impact the clinical presentation of dementia, complicate clinical management and reduce overall quality of life. While primary care providers (PCPs) are integral to dementia care, it is currently unclear how PCPs adapt dementia care practices to account for comorbidities. This scoping review maps recent literature that describes the role for PCPs in the prevention, detection/diagnosis and management of dementia in the context of comorbidities, identifies critical knowledge gaps and proposes potential avenues for future research.

Methods

We searched for peer-reviewed literature published between 2017-2022 in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and Scopus using

SUBMITTER: Bergman H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720181 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature