title: Promoting early dementia diagnosis: a video designed by patients, for patients.
abstract: Early diagnosis of dementia allows people to access effective treatment and make advance decisions while they still have capacity. We aimed to encourage people to attend memory clinic, in order to boost rates of diagnosis. We created a patient information video about Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Memory Clinics, to inform and empower those awaiting assessment and to promote early diagnosis. Fourteen people (patients, carers, and staff) were approached prior to developing the video to ascertain their views on the themes the video should cover. The video consisted of unscripted interviews with patients, carers, and staff. We surveyed participants and new patients attending memory clinic to get feedback on the video and to assess patients' level of understanding and confidence about a memory assessment before and after watching the video. The video content was refined based on this feedback and a final version was produced. Patient feedback demonstrated that confidence and understanding increased after watching the video. Although this study is limited by its small sample size and lack of access to those with undiagnosed dementia, feedback suggested that the video empowered and reassured those awaiting assessment and could be used as a tool to reduce barriers to early diagnosis. Patients and carers involved in making the video found it a therapeutic activity in itself.
authors.affiliation: Older Adults Mental Health Services,Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust,Whiteleaf Centre,Bierton Road,Aylesbury,HP20 1EG,UK.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baruch
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Health of the Elderly,Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust,Campus for Ageing and Vitality,Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 6BE,UK.
authors.forename: Charlotte L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.affiliation: Older Adults Mental Health Services,Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust,Older Adults CMHT Oxford City,Manzil Resource Centre,Manzil Way,Oxford,OX4 1XE,UK.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cundell
authors.affiliation: Older Adults Mental Health Services,Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust,Whiteleaf Centre,Bierton Road,Aylesbury,HP20 1EG,UK.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Older Adults Mental Health Services,Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust,Whiteleaf Centre,Bierton Road,Aylesbury,HP20 1EG,UK.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005246:Feedback; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: dementia; early diagnosis; memory clinic; patient participation; video