Exploring barriers to dementia screening and management services by general practitioners in China: a qualitative study using the COM-B model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dementia has become a global public health problem, and general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in diagnosing and managing dementia. However, in Chinese primary care settings, dementia is underdiagnosed and inefficiently managed, and dementia screening and management services provided by GPs are suboptimal. The reasons underlying this gap are poorly understood. This study aimed to determine the barriers that hinder GPs from actively promoting dementia screening and management, and thereby provide insights for the successful promotion of dementia screening and management services in primary care.

Methods

Purposive sampling was used. And focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted face-to-face among GPs from community health service centers (CHSCs) in So

SUBMITTER: Gong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9886538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature