An Australian community jury to consider case-finding for dementia: Differences between informed community preferences and general practice guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Case-finding for dementia is practised by general practitioners (GPs) in Australia but without an awareness of community preferences. We explored the values and preferences of informed community members around case-finding for dementia in Australian general practice.

Design, setting and participants

A before and after, mixed-methods study in Gold Coast, Australia, with ten community members aged 50-70.

Intervention

A 2-day citizen/community jury. Participants were informed by experts about dementia, the potential harms and benefits of case-finding, and ethical considerations.

Primary and secondary outcomes

We asked participants, "Should the health system encourage GPs to practice 'case-finding' of dementia in people older than 50?" Case-finding was d

SUBMITTER: Thomas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543153 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature