Table 1 Profile of Memory Clinic patients managed at Choa Chu Kang polyclinic, August 2013 – March 2016
Number of patients | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Visit type | First visit | 266 | 54.4% |
Review visit | 223 | 45.6% | |
Total number of visits | 489 | 100% | |
Gender | Male | 90 | 33.8% |
Female | 176 | 66.2% | |
Total number of patients | 266 | 100% | |
Referral Source | Other Drs in Choa Chu Kang polyclinic | 239 | 89.5% |
Hospital specialist clinic | 28 | 10.5% | |
Total number of referrals | 267 | 100% | |
Patient Trajectory | Managed in primary care memory clinic | 457 | 93.5% |
Referred to specialist clinic | 32 | 6.5% | |
Total number of consults done | 489 | 100% | |
Referred to the emergency department | Yes | 8 | 1.6% |
No | 481 | 98.4% | |
Total number of consults | 489 | 100% | |
Patients with unplanned dementia related hospital admissions | Yes | 5 | 1% |
No | 484 | 99% | |
Total number of consults | 489 | 100% | |
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia | Present | 111 | 22.7% |
Absent | 378 | 77.3% | |
Total number of consults done | 489 | 100% | |
Caregivers needing support | Caregivers needing support prior to intervention | 402 | 82.2% |
Caregivers who do not need any support | 87 | 17.8% | |
Total number consults assessed | 489 | 100% | |
Among those caregivers who needs support | Caregiver needs are addressed after intervention | 400 | 99.5% |
Care givers needs not addressed after intervention | 2 | 0.5% | |
Total number of caregiver who needs support | 402 | 100% | |