Primary care management of patients with dementia in a rural area

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040647

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-24

Start date

2026-06-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

F00

Interventions

Group 1: General practitioners from a rural region will be interviewed once within the framework of semi-structured, guideline-based individual interviews regarding their experiences, perceptions, and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Licensed general practitioners, practical physicians, specialists in general practice, or specialists in internal medicine working in primary care -Currently practicing in the defined study region (within a 15 km radius of the two participating hospitals) -Capacity to provide informed consent -Sufficient German language skills to participate in an interview

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -No primary care practice within the defined study region -No licensure as a general practitioner, practical physician, specialist in general practice, or specialist in internal medicine working in primary care -Lack of capacity to provide informed consent -Insufficient German language skills to participate in an interview

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is the systematic description of primary care provision for people with dementia in a rural region. Data collection is conducted once per participant at the time of the interview using a study-specific, semi-structured interview guide. The interviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed, and pseudonymized. Data analysis will be performed using qualitative content analysis according to Mayring.	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary outcome is the systematic description of primary care provision for people with dementia in a rural region. Data collection is conducted once per participant at the time of the interview using a study-specific, semi-structured interview guide. The interviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed, and pseudonymized. Data analysis will be performed using qualitative content analysis according to Mayring.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcomes are the identification of factors influencing general practitioners’ care-related practices in the management of people with dementia. In addition, potential approaches for the further development and improvement of dementia care in a rural region will be derived based on the study findings.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJochen René Thyrian

Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen

rene.thyrian@dzne.de+493834 86 7592

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026