Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Neurologists Regarding Exercise in Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Exercise and physiotherapy can exert potentially beneficial effects on the motor and nonmotor features of Parkinson's disease (PD). We conducted an e-mail survey to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of neurologists regarding exercise among patients with PD.

Methods

A total of 222 neurologists from the Korean Movement Disorder Society and the Korean Society of Neurologists completed the survey and were classified into 4 clusters using the k-means clustering algorithm based on their institute types, the proportions of PD patients in their clinics, and the number of years working as neurologists.

Results

Specialists working at referral hospitals (Clusters 1 and 2) were more confident than general neurologists (Clusters 3 and 4) about e

SUBMITTER: Lee MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11220353 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature