Practices and perspectives of primary care physicians in Japan and the United States about diagnosing dementia: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While dementia is a common problem in Japan and the US, primary care physicians' practices and perspectives about diagnosing dementia in these different healthcare systems are unknown.

Methods

Qualitative research was conducted in an ethnographic tradition using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis in primary care settings across Japan and in the Midwest State of Michigan, US. Participants were a total of 48 primary care physicians, 24 each from Japan and the US participated. Both groups contained a mixture of geographic areas (rural/urban), gender, age, and years of experience as primary care physicians.

Results

Participants in Japan and the US voiced similar practices for making the diagnosis of dementia and held similar views about the desire

SUBMITTER: Abe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8503990 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature