| 68 knowledge gaps of people with dementia (6, 34). As people with dementia often expect healthcare providers to direct them to relevant informational resources, it is crucial that healthcare providers are aware of information resources for people with dementia yet much research is directed towards knowledge that is relevant to their profession (35 - 37). Our study specifically addressed healthcare providers’ satisfaction and awareness of informational resources for people with dementia. Our findings indicated they were generally satisfied with the information resources for people with dementia, and that those healthcare providers who were more aware of information resources also perceived a smoother transition between the diagnosis and support. However, there existed a notable disparity in the level of awareness among healthcare providers, with those involved in the diagnostic process exhibiting lower awareness of available resources. Further research into the interaction between healthcare provider’s awareness of information resources and the needs of people with dementia and caregivers, would offer valuable insights into improving the transition to post-diagnostic support. Interdisciplinary collaboration is the cornerstone of dementia diagnosis and support as people with dementia often engage with more than one type of healthcare provider during their diagnostic trajectory and post-diagnostic support. Our findings identified interdisciplinary collaboration as a key component in facilitating the transition between the diagnostic trajectory and post-diagnostic support. Healthcare providers involved in post-diagnostic support reported a lower satisfaction rate with interdisciplinary collaboration compared to healthcare providers in the diagnostic trajectory. In the diagnostic trajectory, healthcare providers are often reliant on each other’s findings with a shared goal of formulating a diagnosis. In contrast, during the post-diagnostic phase, healthcare providers don’t always share a common goal, perhaps leading to a lack of communication and continuity between services. This is also observed from a patient perspective, whereby support after diagnosis was perceived as fragmented (38). These findings are therefore in favour of continuing the move towards integrated dementia care to narrow the gap between diagnosis and support. Within the context of interdisciplinary collaboration, referrals between different specialists emerged as an important component that can be improved to facilitate the transition between diagnosis and support. In current practice, people often require a referral at the end of their diagnostic trajectory to
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