Trends in Physiotherapy Interventions and Medical Costs for Parkinson's Disease in South Korea, 2011-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Physiotherapy (PT), which is an effective strategy for managing Parkinson's disease (PD), can influence health care utilization. We analyzed trends in health care utilization, PT interventions, and medical costs among patients with PD.

Methods

Using data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service from 2011 to 2020, we analyzed the number of patients with PD and their health care utilization and assessed the odds ratio (OR) for receiving regular PTs.

Results

Over 10 years, 169,613 patients with PD were included in the analysis. The number of patients with PD increased annually from 49,417 in 2011 to 91,841 in 2020. The number of patients with PD receiving PT increased from 4,847 (9.81%) in 2011 to 13,163 (14.33%) in 2020, and the number of PT prescript

SUBMITTER: Ryu DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11300399 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature