Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Primary Care: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Based on Findings From a Large Cross-Sectional Study in Crete, Greece

Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Primary Care: Current Knowledge and Future Directions Based on Findings From a Large Cross-Sectional Study in Crete, Greece

Introduction: Dementia severely affects the quality of life of patients and their caregivers; however, it is often not adequately addressed in the context of a primary care consultation, especially in patients with multi-morbidity.Study Population and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted b...

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Main Authors: Antonios Bertsias, Emmanouil Symvoulakis, Chariklia Tziraki, Symeon Panagiotakis, Lambros Mathioudakis, Ioannis Zaganas, Maria Basta, Dimitrios Boumpas, Panagiotis Simos, Alexandros Vgontzas, Christos Lionis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
dementia
Alzheimer's disease
mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
primary health care (PHC)
neurocognitive impairment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.592924/full

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