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The UK experience of promoting dementia recognition and management in primary care
Iliffe, S.; Wilcock, J. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2017 · Heft 1 · S. 63 bis 67
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BackgroundDelays in the recognition of dementia syndrome are a common problem across the world, prompting Alzheimer’s Disease International to call in 2011 for earlier diagnosis and intervention [1]. A number of factors appear to influence the delay in recognition of dementia. For example, one recent study from the UK suggested that misattribution of early symptoms to events, experiences, personality or aging delays help-seeking in almost one third of symptomatic people by up to 2 years [2].A number of attempts have been made in the UK to make recognition of dementia timelier, beginning in 1997 with educational…
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Demenz
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Gedächtniskliniken
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Dementia
Early Diagnosis
Education
Financial Incentives
Memory Clinics
Primary Health Care
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