Clinician approaches to communicating a dementia diagnosis: An interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with cognitive impairment and their families place a high value on receiving a dementia diagnosis, but clinician approaches vary. There is a need for research investigating experiences of giving and receiving dementia diagnoses. The current study aimed to investigate clinician approaches to giving dementia diagnoses as part of a larger study investigating patient, caregiver, and clinician experiences during the diagnosis encounter.

Method

Investigators conducted telephone interviews with Florida-based clinicians who give dementia diagnoses either rarely or commonly. Interviews employed a semi-structured interview guide querying communication practices used by clinicians when giving dementia diagnoses and how clinicians learned to give dementia diagnose

SUBMITTER: Wollney EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9009687 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature