Publications by authors named "Andreea Raluca Tirintica"
Pathways to care for people with dementia: An international multicentre study.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
February 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how people with dementia navigate different healthcare systems to access specialized care across 15 countries.
- Findings revealed that it took an average of 56 weeks from the first symptoms for patients to see a specialist, with general practitioners being the primary point of access.
- The research highlights significant barriers to care and emphasizes the need for localized strategies to improve dementia care and treatment outcomes.
Introduction: Access to mental health (MH) services is unequal worldwide and changes are required in this respect.
Objectives: Our aim was to identify the delay to the first psychiatry consult and to understand patients' characteristics and perspectives on the factors that may influence the delay, among a sample of participants from three Southeastern European Countries.
Materials And Methods: The WHO Pathway Encounter Form questionnaire was applied in 400 patients "new cases" and a questionnaire on the factors influencing the access was administered to the same patients, as well as to their caretakers and MH providers.