Patient and family perceptions of rural primary care interprofessional memory clinics for diagnosis and management of dementia: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aging rural populations globally are leading to rising numbers of rural people living with dementia, who experience challenges in receiving a diagnosis and accessing formal supports. Guidelines recommend that primary care play a lead role in diagnosis and post-diagnostic care coordination, yet there are few rural-based examples. The purpose of this study was to better understand the experiences of rural patients and caregivers attending rural primary care-based memory clinics.

Methods

The parallel mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) design included a 10-item questionnaire (n = 27) and telephone interviews (n = 8) with patients and caregivers attending 6 rural primary care memory clinics in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Results

The majority

SUBMITTER: Morgan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature