Table 2.
Type of Referral–Consultation Option Preferred by Neurologists and Primary Care Physicians
| Specialty Consult with Tests | Consult with Limited Follow-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-time Specialty Consult | Percentage of Respondents | Specialist Takes over Care “Ongoing Management” | ||
| Transient Neurological Event | ||||
| Neurologists (N= 273) | 1.5 | 7.7 | 60.0 | 29.7 |
| Internists (N= 135) | 4.4 | 19.2 | 60.0 | 16.3 |
| Family physicians (N= 139) | 5.7 | 14.4 | 56.8 | 23.0 |
| Parkinson's Disease | ||||
| Neurologists (N= 266) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 23.3 | 68.4 |
| Internists (N= 166) | 4.8 | 9.6 | 49.4 | 36.1 |
| Family physicians (N= 120) | 7.5 | 18.3 | 50.0 | 24.2 |
| Dementia Evaluation and Management | ||||
| Neurologists (N= 279) | 1.4 | 7.9 | 53.4 | 34.8 |
| Internists (N= 74) | 8.1 | 20.3 | 52.7 | 18.9 |
| Family physicians (N= 89) | 7.9 | 28.1 | 50.6 | 13.5 |
Rows add to 100%.
χ2P < .001 for each clinical scenario.