title: [Diagnosis of dementia in primary care].
abstract: We studied the level of knowledge that a group of general practitioners (N = 40), selected by means of conglomerate sampling, had about dementias. To perform this study we used a five-question open questionnaire. Our conclusions were: 1) In our sample, 80% of the GP's were not familiar with the initial symptoms of dementia; 2) The full clinical picture of dementia was well recognized; 3) There was little knowledge about the management of a possible case of dementia, the most usual procedure being to remit it to a specialist; 4) In general, they did not know what the possible causes for dementia are, arteriosclerosis being the most frequently mentioned; 5) A considerable number of doctors (40%) believed dementia to be curable.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valenciano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Perera
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Franández López
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sabaté Bel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Diagnóstico de la demencia en medicina primaria.