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Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr
; 83(10): 563-7, 2015 Oct.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26588719
ABSTRACT
AIM: To examine the attitude of patients with mild cognitive impairment to diagnostics under different healthcare settings. METHODOLOGY: A comparative survey was carried out of 38 patients at a university outpatient clinic and 91 patients at a specialist practice with regard to their attitudes towards early diagnosis of dementia and willingness to undergo CSF analysis. RESULTS: Willingness to undergo CSF analysis was higher among the patients at the university outpatient unit than those at the specialist practice (pâ=â0.040), and willingness to undergo early diagnosis was comparable high in both groups. CONCLUSION: Different attitudes of patients with mild cognitive impairment should be reflected in different healthcare settings.