[Announcement of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder in a geriatric short-stay unit]

Abstract

The disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, or rather the time of the diagnostic disclosure, is a crucial step in the care of people with these neurocognitive diseases. While the disclosure procedures are well defined for practitioners who work in memory consultations, there is a grey area for hospital professionals who work in acute medical units.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; acute medicine; annonce diagnostique; diagnostic disclosure; empathie; empathy; maladie d’Alzheimer; médecine aiguë; neurocognitive disorder; trouble neurocognitif.