Understanding diagnosis and management of dementia and guideline implementation in general practice: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework

Implementation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Murphy, Kerry ^a   O'Connor, Denise A ^a   Browning, Colette J ^b   French, Simon D ^c   Michie, Susan ^d   Francis, Jill J ^e   Russell, Grant M ^b   Workman, Barbara ^f   Flicker, Leon ^g   Eccles, Martin P ^h   Green, Sally E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive assessment; Dementia; Depression assessment; General practitioners (GPs); Guideline implementation; Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84899485987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-31     Document Type: Article

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