Table 4.
Concordance between subjective and objective assessments of AD severity by clinician specialty/type and practice setting
| Notes, n | Concordant assessments, n (%) | Discordant assessments, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S = O | S < O | S > O | ||
| Clinician specialty/type | ||||
| Internal medicine | 1171 | 654 (55.9%) | 281 (24.0%) | 236 (20.2%) |
| Psychology | 203 | 105 (51.7%) | 75 (37.0%) | 23 (11.3%) |
| Psychiatry neurology | 3778 | 2003 (53.0%) | 1085 (28.7%) | 690 (18.3%) |
| Nurse practitioner | 568 | 286 (50.4%) | 200 (35.2%) | 82 (14.4%) |
| Family medicine | 171 | 96 (56.1%) | 40 (23.4%) | 35 (20.5%) |
| Licensed practical nurse | 464 | 220 (47.4%) | 174 (37.5%) | 70 (15.1%) |
| Registered nurse | 408 | 207 (50.7%) | 114 (27.94%) | 87 (21.3%) |
| Social worker | 172 | 99 (57.6%) | 43 (25.0%) | 30 (17.4%) |
| Practice setting | ||||
| Dementia clinic | 474 | 291 (61.4%) | 104 (21.9%) | 79 (16.7%) |
| Non-dementia clinic | 7040 | 3705 (52.6%) | 1828 (26.0%) | 1507 (21.4%) |
Chi-square P < 0.05 for all comparisons except family medicine, internal medicine, registered nurse, and social worker. Dementia clinic includes mental health clinic