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Table 2 Diagnostic Behavior of General practitioners

From: Effects of general practitioner training and family support services on the care of home-dwelling dementia patients - Results of a controlled cluster-randomized study

Measure

Newly diagnosed cases

(n = 121)

Previously diagnosed cases

(n = 269)

p-value*

Physical examination

104 (86.0%)

performed: 231 (85.9%)

.6751

  

ordered: 6 (2.2 %)

 

Imaging procedure

52 (43.0%)

performed: 121 (45.0%)

.2642

  

ordered: 7 (2.6%)

 

Laboratory diagnostics

116 (95.9%)

performed: 245 (91.1%)

.5483

  

ordered: 17 (6.3%)

 

Referral to a specialist because of dementia

55 (45.5%)

performed: 166 (61.7%)

< .0001 4

  

ordered: 5 (1.9%)

 
  1. * Chi²-Test
  2. 1 Chi² (2) = .787
  3. 2 Chi² (2) = 2.665
  4. 3 Chi² (2) = 1.203
  5. 4Chi² (2) = 24.691