Patient and caregiver perspectives on a tool to increase recognition of undiagnosed dementia: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early detection of dementia may improve patient care and quality of life, yet up to half of people with dementia are undiagnosed. Electronic health record (EHR) data could be used to help identify individuals at risk of having undiagnosed dementia for outreach and assessment, but acceptability to people with dementia and caregivers is unknown.

Methods

We conducted five focus groups at Kaiser Permanente Washington (KPWA), an integrated healthcare system in Washington State, to explore people's feelings about timing of dementia diagnosis, use of EHR-based tools to predict risk of undiagnosed dementia, and communication about risk. We recruited people enrolled in KPWA who had dementia or mild cognitive impairment, people enrolled in KPWA who had neither diagnosis, an

SUBMITTER: Palazzo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8549374 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature