Clinicians' views on conversations and shared decision making in diagnostic testing for Alzheimer's disease: The ABIDE project

Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions - Tập 3 - Trang 305-313 - 2017
Marleen Kunneman1, Ellen M.A. Smets1, Femke H. Bouwman2, Niki S.M. Schoonenboom3, Marissa D. Zwan2, Ruth Pel-Littel4, Wiesje M. van der Flier2,5
1Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2Alzheimer Center and Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Center and Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
3Department of Neurology, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands
4Vilans, Centre of Expertise for Long-term Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands
5department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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AbstractIntroduction

This study explores clinicians' views on and experiences with when, how, and by whom decisions about diagnostic testing for Alzheimer's disease are made and how test results are discussed with patients.

Methods

Following a preparatory focus group with 13 neurologists and geriatricians, we disseminated an online questionnaire among 200 memory clinic clinicians.

Results

Respondents were 95 neurologists and geriatricians (response rate 47.5%). Clinicians (74%) indicated that decisions about testing are made before the first encounter, yet they favored a shared decision‐making approach. Patient involvement seems limited to receiving information. Clinicians with less tolerance for uncertainty preferred a bigger say in decisions (P < .05). Clinicians indicated to always communicate the diagnosis (94%), results of different tests (88%–96%), and risk of developing dementia (66%).

Discussion

Clinicians favor patient involvement in deciding about diagnostic testing, but conversations about decisions and test results can be improved and supported.


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Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions

Tập 3

305-313

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