Background Dementia is a major international health issue with high impact on the patient,
relatives, and broader society. Routine screening for dementia is limited, despite known …

Background Primary care-led dementia services are an increasingly common form of service
delivery; however, little is known about how these services are understood by their main …

Background The large majority of people with dementia receive nothing in the way of
specialist assessment and care at any stage of their illness. There is a particular lack of …

Objective There is an impetus for the timely diagnosis of dementia to enable optimal
management of patients, carers and government resources. This is of growing importance in …

Aims: Most of those with a memory problem or concern over cognition present to their
General Practitioner (GP) in the first instance. Despite this, the current diagnostic and referral …

Currently less than half of the estimated number of people with dementia in England receive
a formal diagnosis of dementia or have contact with specialist dementia services. Case …

The availability, accessibility and acceptability of services are critical factors in rural health
service delivery. In Canada, the aging population and the consequent increase in …

Background Timely diagnosis of dementia has a wide range of benefits including reduced
hospital emergency department presentations, admissions and inpatient length of stay, and …

Background Australian guidelines advocate referral to comprehensive memory services for
dementia diagnosis, but many patients may be diagnosed elsewhere. Aims To determine …

Background Dementia is under-diagnosed in primary care. Timely diagnosis and care
management improve outcomes for patients and caregivers. This research evaluated the …