Real-World Insights Into Dementia Diagnosis Trajectory and Clinical Practice Patterns Unveiled by Natural Language Processing: Development and Usability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the dementia disease trajectory and clinical practice patterns in outpatient settings is vital for effective management. Knowledge about the path from initial memory loss complaints to dementia diagnosis remains limited.

Objective

This study aims to (1) determine the time intervals between initial memory loss complaints and dementia diagnosis in outpatient care, (2) assess the proportion of patients receiving cognition-enhancing medication prior to dementia diagnosis, and (3) identify patient and provider characteristics that influence the time between memory complaints and diagnosis and the prescription of cognition-enhancing medication.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study used a large outpatient electronic health record (EHR) database fr

SUBMITTER: Paek H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878476 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature