General practitioners' attitude toward early and pre-dementia diagnosis of AD in five European countries-A MOPEAD project survey

Introduction General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in early identification of dementia, yet diagnosis is often missed or delayed in primary care. As part of the multinational Models of Patient Engagement for Alzheimer's Disease project, we assess GPs' attitude toward early and pre-dementia diagnosis of AD and explore barriers to early diagnosis. Methods Our survey covered general attitude toward early diagnosis, diagnostic procedures, resources, and opinion on present and future treatment options across five European countries. Results In total 343 GPs completed the survey; 74% of GPs indicated that an early diagnosis is valuable. There were country-specific differences in GPs' perceptions of reimbursement and time available for the patient. If a drug were available to slow down the progression of AD, 59% of the GPs would change their implementation of early diagnosis. Discussion Our findings provide insight into GPs' attitudes by exploring differences in perception and management of early diagnosis

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Contains table of contents for Part III, table of contents for Section 1 and reports on nine research projects.Analog DevicesIBM CorporationNational Science Foundation/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Grant MIP 88-14612U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-91-J-1698National Science Foundation PYI MIP 88-58764U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Contract N00014-87-K-0825Digital Equipment CorporationFederal Bureau of InvestigationIBM Corporation Grant/Fellowshi

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Contains table of contents for Part III, table of contents for Section 1 and reports on ten research projects.IBM CorporationNational Science FoundationNational Science Foundation Grant MIP 91-17724Advanced Research Projects Agency/National Science Foundation Grant MIP 91-17724U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-91-J-1698National Science Foundation Fellowship MIP 88-58764U.S. Navy Contract N00174-92-Q-0133Federal Bureau of Investigation Contract J-FBI-92-196Advanced Research Projects Agency/Consortium for Superconducting Electronics Contract MDA972-90-C-0021National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate FellowshipDigital Equipment CorporationSemiconductor Research Corporation Contract SRC 93-SJ-360Advanced Research Projects Agency/U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-91-J-1698National Science Foundation Fellowship MIP 92-5837