Health care experiences of people with Parkinson's disease in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the health care experiences of people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) living in Australia. Exploring health care experiences can provide insight into service gaps which can then help direct quality improvement, such as improving communication between patients and health professionals.

Methods

This study aimed to examine the health care experiences of a sample of PwP living in Australia using the Patient-Centered Questionnaire for Parkinson's disease (PCQ-PD). Participants were recruited from four sources located in Victoria, Australia: (1) a metropolitan Movement Disorders Program (Group 1); (2) metropolitan based movement disorder neurologists working as sole practitioners and not within multidisciplinary teams (Group 2); (3) a regional based

SUBMITTER: Danoudis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10339637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature