Are patients with dementia treated as well as patients without dementia for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidaemia?

[摘要] Patients suffering from dementia are at risk of being treated differently by GPs from patients without it. Explanations for this could be stigmatisation, treatment with a palliative approach, and the result of the disease process.

[学科分类] 卫生学

[关键词] attitude of health personnel;comorbidity;dementia;family practice;general practitioners;quality;stigmatisation;treatment