Attitudes of the German general population toward early diagnosis of dementia--results of a representative telephone survey.

  • Tobias Luck
  • Melanie Luppa
  • Jennifer Sieber
  • Georg Schomerus
  • Perla Werner
  • Hans-Helmut König
  • Steffi G Riedel-Heller

Abstract

Early detection of dementia has clearly improved. Even though none of the currently available treatments for the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's dementia, promises a cure, early diagnosis provides several benefits for patients, caregivers, and health care systems. This study aimed to describe attitudes toward early diagnosis of dementia in the German general population.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number11
ISSN1932-6203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 23209827