Primary care physicians challenges in diagnosing MCI due to Alzheimer's U.S. 2021

In 2021, around 51 percent of primary care physicians in the United States stated that the lack of specialists and facilities able to perform diagnostic tests is a challenge to diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease. This statistic illustrates the challenges reported by U.S. primary care physicians in diagnosing mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's in 2021.

Challenges reported by U.S. primary care physicians in diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's as of 2021

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 1 to 22, 2021

Number of respondents

801 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Primary care physicians (M.D. or D.O.)

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

"Physicians had to have been in practice for at least two years and spend at least 50 percent of their time in direct patient care, with at least 10% of their patients being age 60 or older."

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