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Attitudes of the German general population toward early diagnosis of dementia

T Luck, M Luppa, J Sieber, SG Riedel-Heller · DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift · 2012 · Heft 09

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2012
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DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
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T Luck, M Luppa, J Sieber, SG Riedel-Heller
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Heft 09 / 2012
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Erschienen: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
ISSN
0012-0472
DOI
10.1055/s-0032-1323366

Zusammenfassung

Background: Early diagnosis of dementia has clearly improved applying neuropsychological, imaging and biochemical indicators. However, none of the currently available interventions for the most common type of dementia, the Alzheimer’s dementia, promises cure. Given this background, this study aims to describe attitudes toward early diagnosis of dementia in the German general population. Methods: A representative telephone survey of the German population aged 18+ years (n=1,002) was conducted in 2011. Results: The vast majority of the participants (88%) stated that early diagnosis of dementia should be offered. 6…

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attitude dementia early detection general population knowledge Diagnosis Population Aged DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift