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Monica Zigman Suchsland¹, Barak Gaster², Jaqueline Raetz³

¹Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 356390, Seattle, WA, 98195-6390, USA. mzigman@uw.edu.

BMC Health Services Research

|September 19, 2023

Abstract

Background:

Burden of dementia is expected to substantially increase. Early dementia is underdiagnosed in primary care. Given the benefits of active management of dementia, earlier detection in primary care is imperative. The aim of this study was to understand primary care provider (PCP) perceptions of implementing a cognitive assessment toolkit in primary care.

Methods:

PCPs in a large health system in the US were recruited to a qualitative study utilizing semi-structured interviews. Interviews captured provider perceptions of options for implementing a cognitive assessment toolkit derived from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) KAER (Kickstart, Assess, Evaluate, Refer) toolkit, including a workflow and adapted clinical tools. A content analysis approach distinguished themes and exemplary quotes.

Results:

Ten PCPs were interviewed. They found the toolkit useful, felt the term Kickstart was not specific to dementia care, and stressed that addressing cognitive evaluation would need to be easy to implement in a clinical workflow. Finally, providers knew many resources for referral but were unsure how to help patients navigate options.

Conclusions:

Providers stressed simplicity, ease, and efficiency for implementation of a cognitive assessment toolkit. Incorporating these findings into the development of clinical tools and workflows may increase cognitive evaluations conducted by PCPs.

Keywords:

Aging Assessment Cognition Dementia Diagnosis Evaluation Memory Referral

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