No. of contacts with Family Medicine Group, mean ± SD | 7.9 ± 10.2 | 9.9 ± 9.7 | 1.57 (0.30–2.84) | 0.12 |
Quality of follow-up score, mean ± SD | 48.0 ± 20.0 | 54.6 ± 18.8 | 6.58 (3.92–9.23) | 0.08 |
Cognitive testing‡ | 226 (50.1) n = 451 | 239 (49.2) n = 486 | – | – |
Evaluation of functional status | 317 (69.7) | 397 (81.0) | – | – |
Evaluation of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia | 318 (69.9) | 398 (81.2) | – | – |
Evaluation of weight‡§ | 265 (59.3) n = 447 | 346 (70.9) n = 488 | – | – |
Evaluation of caregiver needs¶ | 107 (24.0) n = 445 | 133 (28.0) n = 475 | – | – |
Documentation of driving status¶ | 52 (13.1) n = 398 | 98 (23.7) n = 414 | – | – |
No anticholinergic medication | 385 (84.6) | 396 (80.8) | – | – |
Evaluation of home-based service needs | 237 (52.1) | 294 (60.0) | – | – |
Evaluation of community service needs | 8 (1.8) | 33 (6.7) | – | – |
Management of dementia medications (memantine and cholinesterase inhibitors)** | 94 (54.3) n = 173 | 105 (66.9) n = 157 | – | – |
| | | OR (95% Cl) | |
Antipsychotic medication | 117 (25.7) | 98 (20.0) | 0.66 (0.47–0.95) | 0.04 |
Memantine or cholinesterase inhibitors prescribed by Family Medicine Group†† | 27 (71.0) n = 38 | 26 (72.2) n = 36 | 0.81 (0.23–2.81) | 0.01 |
Referral to memory clinic after diagnosis‡‡ | 40 (11.8) n = 338 | 29 (8.5) n = 340 | 0.66 (0.37–1.16) | 0.001 |
Justified referral§§¶¶ | 31 (77.5) | 27 (93.1) | – | – |
Uncertainty | 14 (45.2) | 16 (59.3) | – | – |
Family request | 4 (12.9) | 6 (22.2) | – | – |
Presence of depression | 2 (6.4) | 3 (11.1) | – | – |
Complex medication management | 4 (12.9) | 0 (0.0) | – | – |
Complex patient management | 11 (35.5) | 10 (37.0) | – | – |
Other reason§§ | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | – | – |
Unjustified referral§§ | 8 (20.0) | 2 (6.9) | – | – |
No prior evaluation | 4 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | – | – |
No justification | 4 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | – | – |