The Association of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment With Outpatient Ambulatory Care Utilization in the Community
Older adults with dementia and MCI interact with primary care providers regularly and are more likely to use dementia-related specialists than those with NCI. Yet, we found lower utilization of other medical specialties, without compensatory increases in primary care, leading to fewer overall E&M visits, even in MCI. Together, the findings may suggest lost opportunities to address the scope of health issues in vulnerable groups.
Authors
- Ana W. Capuano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3505-344X)
- Lisa L. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-9817)
- Bryan D. James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6104-8310)
- Brittney S. Lange‐Maia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6642-7558)
- Julie Bynum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-4462)
- Francine Grodstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-7051)
- Mellanie V. Springer
- Yi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1045-0501)
- Mousumi Banerjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-822X)
- David A. Bennett
Institutions
- Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19446
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- National Institute on Aging