ABIDE Delphi study: topics to discuss in diagnostic consultations in memory clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information given to patients and caregivers during the clinician-patient encounter varies considerably between memory clinic professionals. Patients and caregivers express a clear desire for more information. It is unclear what information patients and caregivers value most during the diagnostic process and whether this is concordant with professionals' opinion. We aimed to identify a topic list on which health care professionals, patients, and caregivers agree that these should be discussed during diagnostic consultations in memory clinics. Further, we aimed to establish the optimal moment for each topic to be discussed during the diagnostic process.

Methods

We performed a three-round Delphi consensus study. Professionals (N = 80), patients (N = 66), and caregiv

SUBMITTER: Fruijtier AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6717649 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature