Educational interventions to improve detection and management of cognitive decline in primary care-An Italian multicenter pragmatic study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Timely detection of cognitive decline in primary care is essential to promote an appropriate care pathway and enhance the benefits of interventions. We present the results of a study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention addressed to Italian family physicians (FPs) to improve timely detection and management of cognitive decline.

Materials and methods

We conducted a pre-post study in six Italian health authorities (HAs) involving 254 FPs and 3,736 patients. We measured process and outcome indicators before the intervention (1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016) and after the intervention (1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019). One interactive face-to-face session workshop was delivered by local cognitive disorders and dementia specialists

SUBMITTER: Lombardi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9731677 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature