Research Article
Physician Practice Patterns Associated with Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease
Table 1
Distribution of survey respondents across countries and across medical specialties.
| | | n (%) | | | US | Canada | France | Germany | Italy | Spain | UK |
| | Total sample | 225 | 140 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | | Primary care | 150 (67) | 50 (36) | 60 (30) | 60 (30) | 60 (30) | 60 (30) | 60 (30) | | Secondary care | 75 (33) | 90 (64) | 140 (70) | 140 (70) | 140 (70) | 140 (70) | 140 (70) | | Geriatrician | - | 17 (12) | 30 (15) | 11 (6) | 22 (11) | 10 (5) | 35 (18) | | Neurologist | 75 (33) | 26 (19) | 64 (32) | 81 (41) | 73 (37) | 91 (46) | 25 (13) | | Psychiatrist | - | 37 (26) | 39 (20) | 43 (22) | 43 (22) | 36 (18) | 37 (19) | | Psychogeriatrician | - | 10 (7) | 7 (4) | 5 (3) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | 43 (22) | | Practice setting | | | | | | | | | Hospital | 13 (6) | 25 (18) | 104 (52) | 43 (22) | 59 (30) | 56 (28) | 73 (37) | | Office | 157 (70) | 54 (39) | 60 (30) | 122 (61) | 60 (30) | 61 (31) | 63 (32) | | Hospital and office | 54 (24) | 60 (43) | 33 (17) | 33 (17) | 77 (39) | 83 (42) | 58 (29) | | Other | 1 (<1) | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | nil | 6 (3) | | Year qualified | | | | | | | | | Before 1979 | 14 (6) | 8 (6) | 8 (4) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 12 (6) | | 1979-1991 | 79 (35) | 47 (34) | 56 (28) | 49 (25) | 69 (35) | 43 (22) | 76 (38) | | 1992-2001 | 75 (33) | 43 (31) | 81 (41) | 67 (34) | 73 (37) | 83 (42) | 82 (41) | | 2002-2012 | 56 (25) | 37 (26) | 55 (28) | 73 (37) | 50 (25) | 72 (36) | 29 (15) | | After 2012 | 1 (<1) | 5 (4) | nil | 8 (4) | 4 (2) | nil | 1 (1) |
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As per an a priori sampling ratio. |
