| 63 3 Table 5. Views on interdisciplinary collaboration. Question Answer option Dx group Pds Group Dx+Pds group Interdisciplinary collaboration Please indicate how satisfied you are with interdisciplinary collaboration Very – somewhat dissatisfied (%) 26.2 43.9 22.1 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (%) 9.5 12.2 8.5 Very – somewhat satisfied (%) 64.3 43.9 69.3 I think that collaboration with a nurse or allied health professional in my team is essential to diagnose dementia. (somewhat) disagree (%) 16.7 0 14.6 (somewhat) agree (%) 83.3 100 85.4 I think that collaboration with a nurse or allied professional in my team is essential for the management of people with dementia. (somewhat) disagree (%) 5.3 2.4 6.1 (somewhat) agree (%) 94.7 97.6 93.9 Referrals Within the region you are currently working in, how well informed do you feel about the referral processes Not all – a little (%) 42.5 10.4 18.5 Moderately (%) 12.5 22.9 31.1 Sufficiently - highly (%) 45.0 66.7 50.4 I refer my patients to a specialist for diagnosing dementia. (somewhat) disagree (%) 38.7 22.2 24.3 (somewhat) agree (%) 61.3 77.8 75.7 I refer the majority of my patients to a specialist for managing people with dementia. (somewhat) disagree (%) 33.3 33.3 31.1 (somewhat) agree (%) 66.7 66.7 68.9 Note. Questions and answer options are displayed as asked in the survey. Theme 3) Barriers to (accessing) support Healthcare providers observed several shortcomings of the healthcare system that impacted the transition from the diagnostic trajectory to post-diagnostic support. The diagnostic process was heavily impacted by a lack of specialists and general practitioners. This often led to long waiting lists for patients and caregivers and prolonged the referral processes, resulting in a longer duration of the diagnostic trajectory. This was perceived as unnecessarily stressful for patients and caregivers. Due to this lack of sufficient staff, there was chronic
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