The effect of a structured medication review on quality of life in Parkinson's disease: The study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) is symptomatic and frequently consists of complicated medication regimes. This negatively influences therapy adherence, resulting in lower benefit of treatment, drug related problems and decreased quality of life (QoL). A potential effective intervention strategy is a structured medication review, executed by community pharmacists. However, little is known about the effects on clinical endpoints like QoL, as well as on feasibility and cost-effectiveness in PD patients.

Objectives

To assess the effect of a structured medication review on QoL in PD patients. Secondary objectives are measurements of physical disability, activities in daily life, non-motor symptoms, health state, personal carers' QoL and cost-effectiveness. Furthe

SUBMITTER: Oonk NGM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6298904 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature