Primary care for people with a newly diagnosed dementia after hospital discharge

Primary care for people with a newly diagnosed dementia after hospital discharge - MeDeKa

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025061

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-30

Start date

2021-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F00 F01 F02 F03 F05

Interventions

Group 1: 30 semi-structured guided interviews with 15 GPs and 15 patients (July / August / September 2021). Focus group discussion with 10-12 GPs and a focus group discussion with 10-12 patients (Jan

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for GPs is the care of patients with a dementia diagnosis. With regard to the participants (patients and relatives), a newly diagnosed dementia in hospital and subsequent discharge into the home or an inpatient care facility is a prerequisite for inclusion. The first consultation about the newly diagnosed dementia in the GP setting should have taken place within the last six months. The participating people with dementia must be able to give consent and to conduct the interview and group discussion independently. Since the interviews and group discussion will be conducted in German, only participants who speak German will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria is a refusal or discontinuation of participation as well as the missing dementia diagnosis for patients and the missing patients with a dementia diagnosis at the GP setting.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Record how patients with a newly diagnosed dementia after a hospital stay are cared for in the GP setting and how this care can be improved if necessary. Conducting 15 interviews with GPs and 15 interviews with patients focusing on the challenges and barriers of GP care for newly diagnosed dementia from the perspective of both GPs and patients (July to September 2021 = 3 months).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Two focus group discussions (one discussion with GPs and one discussion with patients and relatives) with the aim of expanding the empirical data corpus from the interviews, as well as the triangulation of the differing data and subsequent qualitative content analysis (January to March 2022 = 3 months). In addition, an expert workshop serves to validate the practice-oriented recommendations for the GP setting (July 2022 = 1 month).	—

Measure

Time frame

Two focus group discussions (one discussion with GPs and one discussion with patients and relatives) with the aim of expanding the empirical data corpus from the interviews, as well as the triangulation of the differing data and subsequent qualitative content analysis (January to March 2022 = 3 months). In addition, an expert workshop serves to validate the practice-oriented recommendations for the GP setting (July 2022 = 1 month).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFlora-Marie Hegerath

Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Medizinische Fakultät

flora-marie.hegerath@ruhr-uni-bochum.de0234 3227782

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026