TY - JOUR
KW - Aged
KW - Attitude of Health Personnel
KW - Dementia/diagnosis/therapy
KW - Early Diagnosis
KW - Geriatric Assessment
KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
KW - Health Planning Guidelines
KW - Health Services Needs and Demand
KW - Humans
KW - Mass Screening
KW - Nurse Practitioners/education/organization & administration/psychology
KW - Nursing Assessment
KW - Physicians, Family/education/organization & administration/psychology
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration
KW - Professional Role/psychology
KW - Referral and Consultation
AU - H. Thomas
A1 - 
AB - Healthcare professionals in primary care are gatekeepers to specialist services and are important in terms of ensuring access to community support and appropriate referral for the sizable number of older people with mental health problems. This literature review explores the role of primary care professionals, particularly GPs and practice nurses, in diagnosing and managing patients with dementia. It recommends that education and training are required to raise awareness of the importance of accurate diagnosis and management in primary care.
BT - Nursing older people
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 3
CY - England
IS - 3
JF - Nursing older people
N2 - Healthcare professionals in primary care are gatekeepers to specialist services and are important in terms of ensuring access to community support and appropriate referral for the sizable number of older people with mental health problems. This literature review explores the role of primary care professionals, particularly GPs and practice nurses, in diagnosing and managing patients with dementia. It recommends that education and training are required to raise awareness of the importance of accurate diagnosis and management in primary care.
PP - England
PY - 2010
SN - 1472-0795; 1472-0795
SP - 23
EP - 27
EP - 
T1 - Attitudes of primary care team to diagnosing dementia
T2 - Nursing older people
TI - Attitudes of primary care team to diagnosing dementia
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 20432783
VL - 22
VO - 1472-0795; 1472-0795
Y1 - 2010
ER -