Views on Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Among Dutch Physicians: A Qualitative Interview Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hope for future treatments to prevent or slow down dementia motivates researchers to strive for ever-earlier diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on biomarkers, even before symptoms occur. But is a biomarker-based early diagnosis desirable in clinical practice?

Objective

This study explores the ethical considerations that shape current clinical practice regarding early AD diagnostics and the use of biomarkers.

Methods

In this qualitative study, Dutch physicians were interviewed. Topics included physicians' views concerning early AD diagnosis in persons with no or mild cognitive impairment, physicians' considerations regarding current and expected future practices of early AD diagnosis, the use of biomarkers, and the use of the concepts preclinical an

SUBMITTER: Tromp K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7902965 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature