Open AccessDisease severity and quality of life in homebound people with advanced Parkinson disease
Author(s) -
Jori Fleisher,
Meghan M. Sweeney,
Sarah Oyler,
Talia Meisel,
Naomi Friede,
Alessandro Di Rocco,
Joshua Chodosh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurology. clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2163-0933
pISSN - 2163-0402
DOI - 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000716
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , population , parkinson's disease , physical therapy , gerontology , rating scale , disease management , activities of daily living , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , developmental psychology , environmental health
As Parkinson disease (PD) progresses, symptoms increase, quality of life (QoL) declines, and individuals may become homebound, often losing access to neurologic care. We aimed to determine whether facilitating expert in-home care could improve our understanding of disease progression, treatment options, and unmet needs in this vulnerable population, and whether such a model could mitigate decline in QoL.