Vassilas C A, Donaldson J
Department of Old Age Psychiatry, West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds.
Br J Gen Pract. 1998 Mar;48(428):1081-2.
A questionnaire was sent to all general practitioners (GPs) in Cambridgeshire asking them about their practice in telling patients with dementia or terminal cancer their diagnosis. Although the majority of GPs would always or often tell patients of a diagnosis of terminal cancer, this was not the case in dementia; uncertainty of diagnosis was cited as the most important factor in not giving the diagnosis. The implications of these findings are discussed in the light of the GP's role in dementia and the development of new anti-Alzheimer's drugs.
一份调查问卷被发送给了剑桥郡的所有全科医生（GPs），询问他们告知痴呆症患者或晚期癌症患者诊断结果的做法。尽管大多数全科医生总是或经常会告知患者晚期癌症的诊断结果，但在痴呆症方面情况并非如此；诊断的不确定性被认为是不告知诊断结果的最重要因素。根据全科医生在痴呆症方面的作用以及新型抗阿尔茨海默病药物的研发情况，对这些研究结果的影响进行了讨论。
