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This database contains 3 studies, archived under the term: "physicians"

Effects of rivastigmine on common symptomatology of Alzheimer’s disease (EXPLORE)

Objective: To evaluate, in a real-world clinical setting, the efficacy of rivastigmine in the management of six symptoms commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).; Methods: This was a naturalistic, prospective, open-label, multi-centre, post-marketing, observational study. Data were collected by the participating study physicians at their practices across Canada. Subjects had a clinical diagnosis of mild-to-moderate […]

A validated risk score to estimate mortality risk in patients with dementia and pneumonia: barriers to clinical impact

Background: The clinical impact of risk score use in end-of-life settings is unknown, with reports limited to technical properties.; Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study to evaluate clinical impact of a validated mortality risk score aimed at informing prognosis and supporting clinicians in decision-making in dementia patients with pneumonia. We performed a trial (n = […]

Cognitive assessment of elderly patients in the emergency department: a comparison between standard tools, medical records and physicians’ perception

Introduction: We evaluated the accuracy of physician recognition of cognitive impairment in elderly patients in emergency departments (ED). In particular, we evaluated the accuracy of the subjective impression of the physician on patients’ cognition (a comparison of the information obtained from the responsible physician with the S-IQCODE, a cognitive impairment screening test), and the accuracy […]

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