Primary Care Pracitioner Perspectives on the Role of Primary Care in Dementia Diagnosis and Care.
Primary Care Pracitioner Perspectives on the Role of Primary Care in Dementia Diagnosis and Care.
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DOI:
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36030
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发表时间:
2023-09-05
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Borson, Soo
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作者:
Sideman, Alissa Bernstein;Ma, Melissa;de Jesus, Alma Hernandez;Alagappan, Cecilia;Razon, Na'amah;Dohan, Daniel;Chodos, Anna;Al-Rousan, Tala;Alving, Loren I.;Segal-Gidan, Freddi;Rosen, Howie;Rankin, Katherine P.;Possin, Katherine L.;Borson, Soo
This qualitative study evaluates primary care pracitioner perspectives on their role in dementia diagnosis and care. What are primary care practitioner (PCP) perspectives on their role in dementia diagnosis and care? In this qualitative interview study with 39 PCPs from across California, 6 themes associated with their perspectives on their role in dementia care were identified. These themes focused on their role in the diagnostic workup; the importance of long-term, trusting relationships with patients; the value of understanding patients’ life contexts; their work to educate families; their activities around coordinating dementia care; and the systems-level constraints they face. These findings suggest PCPs believe they have an important role in providing dementia care that is not always facilitated by the health care systems in which they work. Although the barriers to dementia care in primary care are well characterized, primary care practitioner (PCP) perspectives could be used to support the design of values-aligned dementia care pathways that strengthen the role of primary care. To describe PCP perspectives on their role in dementia diagnosis and care. In this qualitative study, interviews were conducted with 39 PCPs (medical doctors, nurse practitioners, and doctors of osteopathic medicine) in California between March 2020 and November 2022. Results were analyzed using thematic analysis. Overarching themes associated with PCP roles in dementia care. Interviews were conducted with 39 PCPs (25 [64.1%] were female; 16 [41%] were Asian). The majority (36 PCPs [92.3%]) reported that more than half of their patients were insured via MediCal, the California Medicaid program serving low-income individuals. Six themes were identified that convey PCPs’ perspectives on their role in dementia care. These themes focused on (1) their role as first point of contact and in the diagnostic workup; (2) the importance of long-term, trusting relationships with patients; (3) the value of understanding patients’ life contexts; (4) their work to involve and educate families; (5) their activities around coordinating dementia care; and (6) how the care they want to provide may be limited by systems-level constraints. In this qualitative study of PCP perspectives on their role in dementia care, there was alignment between PCP perspectives about the core values of primary care and their work diagnosing and providing care for people living with dementia. The study also identified a mismatch between these values and the health systems infrastructure for dementia care in their practice environment.
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