- Title
- Prioritising national dementia guidelines for general practice: A Delphi approach
- Creator
- Mazza, Danielle; McCarthy, Edwina; Camões-Costa, Vera; Mansfield, Elise; Bryant, Jamie; Waller, Amy; Lin, Xiaoping; Piterman, Leon
- Relation
- NHMRC.APP1095078 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1095078
- Relation
- Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 41, Issue 2, p. 247-257
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Objectives: Australian guidelines for dementia cover 109 recommendations for dementia care. Knowing which recommendations to implement poses a challenge for general practitioners (GPs). This study aimed to gather general practice perspectives of priority recommendations for GPs in their practice. Methods: To explore which recommendations are most important and those requiring the greatest support in GP implementation, a Delphi study was conducted. Thirty-six GPs, 4 practice nurses and 1 medical services director completed two rounds of email questionnaires. Results: Recommendations requiring support for GP implementation relate to early assessment of behavioural and psychological symptoms; mental health interventions tailored to the person's preferences and abilities; language and cultural barriers in access to information and services; and cognitive and learning needs in treatment delivery. Conclusions: It is critical to understand where support may be needed for GPs to successfully implement recommendations to improve care provided to people with dementia and their carers.
- Subject
- caregivers; dementia; general practice; practice guideline
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1463656
- Identifier
- uon:46802
- Identifier
- ISSN:1440-6381
- Language
- eng
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