The impact and feasibility of a brief, virtual, educational intervention for home healthcare professionals on Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders: pilot study of I SEE PD Home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with advanced Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Parkinson-related disorders (PRD) are frequently referred for home allied therapies and nursing care, yet home healthcare professionals have limited training in PD/PRD. While recognizing the need for such care, patients and families report home healthcare professionals are unfamiliar with these conditions, which may be driven by neurophobia and may contribute to suboptimal care and early termination of services. We sought to determine the feasibility and effects of a virtual, multimodal educational intervention on PD knowledge, confidence, and empathy among home health professionals.

Methods

Home health nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and physical therapy assistants, and speech-language pa

SUBMITTER: Hess SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature