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Investigation on dementia management capabilities of general practitioners in urban district of Beijing / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners ; (6): 1043-1049, 2022.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-957931
ABSTRACT

Objective:

To investigate the the dementia management capabilities of general practitioners (GPs) in urban district community health service centers (CHSCs) of Beijing.

Methods:

A survey on dementia management capabilities of GPs was conducted from July to November 2018, among 479 GPs from 6 urban districts in Beijing randomly selected by two-step sampling method. A self-designed questionnaire was used for survey, which contained demographic information and dementia management capacity of participants. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression models with SPSS (20.0).

Results:

The overall score of GPs′ dementia management capacity was 53.9±10.3. The mean score of "detection, assessment and referral of dementia in pre-diagnosis" was 25.5±5.1; the highest score of the item "Can refer the suspected dementia patients to a specialist if necessary" was 4.1±0.8, while the lowest score of the item "Can use NPI-Q for behavioral and psychotic symptoms of dementia assessment" was 3.4±1.0. And the mean score of "treatment and management of dementia in post-diagnosis" was 28.4±6.2; the highest score of the item "Can provide guidance on safety for dementia patients " was 3.7±0.9, while the lowest score of the item "Can provide non-drug guidance on improving cognitive function for dementia patients " was 3.4±1.0. The factors affecting the GPs′ capability of dementia detection, assessment and referral were their attitudes ( t=0.69, P<0.01) toward dementia management in CHSCs and whether they had participated in dementia-related training in the last year ( t=2.18, P<0.05). And the factor affecting the GPs′ capability of dementia treatment and management was their attitudes toward dementia management in CHSCs ( t=9.17, P<0.01).

Conclusions:

The study shows that generally GPs feel inadequate in dementia management capability; while those with special training and positive attitudes have a higher dementia management capability. Therefore, adequate training and reasonable incentive mechanism may be the countermeasures to improve the capability of dementia management of GPs in CHSCs.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners Year: 2022 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners Year: 2022 Type: Article