BACKGROUND: Disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a contentious issue, and has been little studied in developing countries. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of socio-demographic factors and the experience of being a caregiver on opinion about disclosing AD diagnosis to the patient in a Brazilian sample. METHOD: Caregivers of 50 AD patients together with 50 control participants that did not have the experience of being a caregiver of AD patient were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS: Most of the participants (73.0%) endorsed disclosure of the diagnosis, while caregivers were less prone to disclose (58.0%) than controls (88.0%; p=0.0007). Logistic regression confirmed that only the experien...
Objective: To comprehend the knowledge and practices of caregivers of elderly people with Alzheimer ...
Previous surveys revealed that only a minority of clinicians routinely disclosed the diagnosis of Al...
Objective: To explore differences in disease awareness in participants of a psychoeducational group ...
BACKGROUND: Disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a contentious issue, and...
Background: There is little, though growing, interest in the research area of attitudes held among p...
Introdução: Existe a opinião entre especialistas e organizações que promovem o reconhecimento da dem...
Although the disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is recommended by several guide...
ABSTRACT Dementia is a very common disease, but the general population's knowledge about its main et...
OBJETIVO: Existem inúmeras questões éticas relacionadas ao atendimento médico de pacientes com doenç...
OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of elderly people without dementia who would want disclosure o...
Objectives: The disclosure of an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis poses challenges for health care prof...
There is evidence that some health practitioners may be reluctant to disclose a diagnosis of Alzheim...
Abstract Background Dementia is a serious disease that can lead to disability because it impacts the...
Introduction: There is evidence of insufficient communication abilities by medical specialists as we...
Early recognition of Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms is crucial to the integration of patient and ...
Objective: To comprehend the knowledge and practices of caregivers of elderly people with Alzheimer ...
Previous surveys revealed that only a minority of clinicians routinely disclosed the diagnosis of Al...
Objective: To explore differences in disease awareness in participants of a psychoeducational group ...
BACKGROUND: Disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a contentious issue, and...
Background: There is little, though growing, interest in the research area of attitudes held among p...
Introdução: Existe a opinião entre especialistas e organizações que promovem o reconhecimento da dem...
Although the disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is recommended by several guide...
ABSTRACT Dementia is a very common disease, but the general population's knowledge about its main et...
OBJETIVO: Existem inúmeras questões éticas relacionadas ao atendimento médico de pacientes com doenç...
OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of elderly people without dementia who would want disclosure o...
Objectives: The disclosure of an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis poses challenges for health care prof...
There is evidence that some health practitioners may be reluctant to disclose a diagnosis of Alzheim...
Abstract Background Dementia is a serious disease that can lead to disability because it impacts the...
Introduction: There is evidence of insufficient communication abilities by medical specialists as we...
Early recognition of Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms is crucial to the integration of patient and ...
Objective: To comprehend the knowledge and practices of caregivers of elderly people with Alzheimer ...
Previous surveys revealed that only a minority of clinicians routinely disclosed the diagnosis of Al...
Objective: To explore differences in disease awareness in participants of a psychoeducational group ...