Access to an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in rural areas

The timeframe for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease varies between European countries. Beyond regional inequalities, the unequal distribution of general practitioners, who contribute to detecting the disease and referring patients to diagnostic sites located in hospitals, raises questions about the local diagnosis of the disease in France. This article highlights the lower recognition of the disease by the healthcare system in rural areas and the fact that rural patients' access to diagnostic sites located in cities depends on their family environment, their social origin, and their relations with their general practitioner.