Defining Palliative Care Needs in Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Palliative care addresses the suffering of patients and families affected by progressive illness through the management of medical symptoms, psychosocial issues, and spiritual concerns. Although there is an emerging interest in applying palliative care to Parkinson's disease (PD), potential palliative care needs have not been systematically investigated in PD patients. Our primary objective was to determine the prevalence of clinically significant symptomatic, psychosocial, and spiritual issues in PD and understand their impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Secondary objectives included comparing the level of palliative care needs of PD patients to advanced cancer patients and assessing preferences for advance care planning.

Methods

Ninety PD patients

SUBMITTER: Kluger BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384178 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature