Identifying Patients With Dementia in Primary Care
Completed
Conditions studied: Dementia, Memory Disorders
In brief
Veterans who completed GEMS-Phase 1 will be asked to participate in GEMS-Phase 2 to determine the accuracy of methods used to assess mild memory problems. This will better help us evaluate the screening test completed in GEMS-Phase 1. The goals are: 1. Compare the assessment of memory made at the initial visit to assessments of memory made at the second evaluation. 2. Determine of veterans with mild memory problems have improvement or worsening of these memory problems over time. Our long-term goal remains to optimize the quality of care for veterans with cognitive impairment. We will also determine if patient characteristics can be used to target case-finding, describe the current process of care and evaluate the association between cognitive impairment and overall- and dementia-related health care utilization and costs.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00289471
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 630
- Starts
- 2009-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-05-01
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Previous participant who completed GEMS-Phase 1
- Continues to be a VA clinic patient
- Identifies a key informant with phone
You may not qualify if…
- Severe hearing or visual impairment
- Acute medical condition
Where it is running
- Durham VA Medical Center HSR&D COE — Durham, North Carolina, United States
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