Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer's Disease in Primary Care: A Real-World Study in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the real-world clinical practice patterns and variation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnostic and screening tool utilization by primary care physicians (PCPs), including tools used for assessing dementia/AD severity and subsequent treatment patterns.

Methods

This retrospective observational study used de-identified primary care data from electronic medical records (EMR) data provided by the researchers from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada from August 2011 to August 2021. Individuals ≥50 years old with dementia or AD were identified using AD and dementia-related diagnostic codes, medications, and keywords searched using natural language processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms from EMR chart notes. Diagnostic and screening tool

SUBMITTER: Ismail Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357994 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature