{"title":"Comparison of diagnostic routines for suspected Alzheimer's disease patients in US-American and German primary care.","authors":"Felix Menne, Timo Grimmer, Carola G Schipke","doi":"10.2217/nmt-2023-0023","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> Thorough diagnostics are a prerequisite for the optimal treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Biomarker-based diagnostics are standard in academia, data on practitioners' diagnostic workups is scarce. <b>Materials & methods:</b> Surveys in German and US healthcare providers (HCP) were conducted regarding diagnostics in presumed AD patients. A subsample of 153 German and 88 US professionals was analyzed in detail. <b>Results:</b> Fewer German physicians conduct AD diagnostics themselves compared with US colleagues (67% vs 99%; p < 0.0001). German doctors more often order diagnostics at other institutions (65% vs 45%; p < 0.005). No significant differences were found regarding the type of diagnostics ordered at other institutions. <b>Conclusion:</b> Diagnostic routines for suspected AD patients differ between German and US-American healthcare providers.</p>","PeriodicalId":19114,"journal":{"name":"Neurodegenerative disease management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neurodegenerative disease management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2217/nmt-2023-0023","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/12/8 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Aim: Thorough diagnostics are a prerequisite for the optimal treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Biomarker-based diagnostics are standard in academia, data on practitioners' diagnostic workups is scarce. Materials & methods: Surveys in German and US healthcare providers (HCP) were conducted regarding diagnostics in presumed AD patients. A subsample of 153 German and 88 US professionals was analyzed in detail. Results: Fewer German physicians conduct AD diagnostics themselves compared with US colleagues (67% vs 99%; p < 0.0001). German doctors more often order diagnostics at other institutions (65% vs 45%; p < 0.005). No significant differences were found regarding the type of diagnostics ordered at other institutions. Conclusion: Diagnostic routines for suspected AD patients differ between German and US-American healthcare providers.
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