Table 1 Themes and sub-themes related to disclosure of dementia by primary care physicians in Japan (2017)
Themes | Sub-themes |
|---|---|
Meaning of dementia | Neutral |
Bad news | |
Practice of disclosing dementia | Target (to whom) |
Content (what) | |
The way to deliver (how) | |
Reaction of patients/family | |
Difficulties disclosing dementia | Need to take care of emotions or resistance of patient/family |
Limited time in outpatient clinic | |
Lack of experience | |
Lack of training | |
Factors related to high confidence in disclosing dementia | Positive image of dementia as illness (manageable) |
Positive attitudes/beliefs for disclosing dementia | |