Towards diagnostic conversational profiles of patients presenting with dementia or functional memory disorders to memory clinics
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Towards diagnostic conversational profiles of patients presenting with dementia or functional memory disorders to memory clinics.
OBJECTIVE This study explores whether the profile of patients' interactional behaviour in memory clinic conversations with a doctor can contribute to the clinical differentiation between functional memory disorders (FMD) and memory problems related to neurodegenerative diseases. METHODS Conversation Analysis of video recordings of neurologists' interactions with patients attending a specialis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Patient Education and Counseling
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0738-3991
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.05.021