From trials to clinical practice: Temporal trends in the coverage of specialized allied health services for Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

To determine how the coverage of specialized allied health services for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) has developed in the Netherlands since the publication of trials that demonstrated cost-effectiveness.

Methods

We used healthcare expenditure-based data on all insured individuals in the Netherlands to determine the annual proportion of patients with PD who received either specialized or generic allied health services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy) in 2 calendar years separated by a 5-year interval (2012 and 2017). Specialized allied health services were delivered through the ParkinsonNet approach, which encompassed professional training and concentration of care among specifically trained professionals.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Bloem BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7898913 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature