[Comparison of the Documented Dementia Diagnoses in German Primary Care with the Prevalence Estimate for 2021].

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatrische Praxis Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-09 DOI:10.1055/a-2160-2864

Jens Bohlken, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Karel Kostev, Bernhard Michalowsky

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Abstract

Background: A current prevalence estimate predicted the number of people with dementia (PwD) with 1.8 million in 2021. This estimation is based on data from different sources especially from field studies and does not reflect the recognized and documented cases in primary care. We, therefore, aim to compare the prevalence of diagnosed PwD in general practitioner (GP) practices with these estimates of the general population.

Methods: The number of diagnosed PwD in 946 GP practices with 2.8 million patients in 2021 was compared with the prevalence estimate of the German Alzheimer Society for 83 million inhabitants in Germany.

Results: Dementia diagnoses were documented less frequently in GP practices compared to the prevalence estimate (1.88% vs 2.16%), especially the age groups 80+years were less likely present in GP practices prevalence.

Discussion: There is still potential for optimizing dementia diagnostics in primary care, especially in patients 80 or older.

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[德国初级保健中记录的痴呆症诊断与2021年患病率估计的比较]。

背景：目前的患病率估计预测，2021年痴呆症患者人数为180万。这一估计是基于不同来源的数据，特别是来自实地研究的数据，并没有反映出初级保健中公认和记录的病例。因此，我们的目的是将全科医生（GP）实践中诊断出的PwD的患病率与这些对普通人群的估计进行比较。方法：将2021年946家全科医生诊所280万名患者中确诊的PwD人数与德国阿尔茨海默病协会8300万居民的患病率估计值进行比较。结果：与患病率估计相比（1.88%对2.16%），全科医生实践中痴呆症诊断的频率较低，尤其是80岁以上的年龄组在全科医生执业中的患病率较低。讨论：在初级保健中优化痴呆症诊断仍然有潜力，尤其是在80岁或以上的患者中。

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103

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