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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Jan 26;58(2):324–329. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02678.x

Table 2.

Quality of Care Scores (%) Post-intervention by referral to Alzheimer's Association

Site A Site B Both Groups
AA referral (N=5) No AA referral (N=51) AA referral (N=10) No AA referral (N=24) AA referral (N=15) No AA referral (N=75)
Summary quality score 67 44* 65 34* 65 41*
Individual Quality Indicators
-New memory impairment
Assessing cognition 100 64 57 11 67 48
Reviewing medications 100 68 71 44 78 61
-New dementia
Conducting neurologic exam 100 67 50 0 60 50
Screening for depression 100 100 100 50 100 88
Performing laboratory tests 0 0 25 50 20 13
-Management of dementia
Assessing functional status 25 54 88 33* 67 47
Screening for behavioral symptoms 25 54 100 56* 75 54
Discussing cholinesterase inhibitor 100 62 50 89 64 70
Managing behavioral symptoms 0 5 13 30 11 13
Discussing risk/benefits of anti-psychotics 100 NA 100 67 100 67
Counseling about driving 25 15 63 11* 50 14*
Counseling caregiver 100 15* 100 17* 100 15*
Specifying surrogate 100 59 63 11* 75 44*

N= number of patients,

*

p < 0.05 comparing AA referral to No AA referral