Transition of patients with recently diagnosed Dementia from inpatient to outpatient setting- a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

After being diagnosed with dementia, patients need a medical professional to empathetically address their fears and get initial questions answered. This scoping review therefore addresses how patients newly diagnosed with dementia are cared for in the general practitioner (GP) setting and how the communication between different healthcare professionals and the GP is handled.

Methods

The scoping review was conducted based on the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. After developing a search algorithm, literature searches were performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PsychInfo, GeroLit and Cinahl using defined search criteria, such as a focus on qualitative study designs. After the removal of duplicates, title/abstract and full tex

SUBMITTER: Hegerath FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature