Research Team: Rochelle Watson, Jamie Bryant, Rob Sanson-Fisher, Elise Mansfield, Tiffany Evans
Overview: This is an ACcORD affiliated PhD project. A cross-sectional survey of members of the community attending outpatient clinics at one large, regional Australian hospital. This study aims to examine among health service consumers: 1) Preferences regarding the timing of diagnosis disclosure for dementia in relation to a) themselves, and b) their spouse 2) Whether socio-demographic characteristics and previous experience with dementia are associated with preferences for diagnosis 3) Agreement between preferences regarding timing of diagnosis disclosure for dementia for self versus preferences for spouse