ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2015
Palliative care for Parkinson's disease: has the time come?
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27 citing papers in PubMed.
- Dopamine DBiomolecules · 2023Trial
- Framing advance care planning in Parkinson disease: Patient and care partner perspectives.Neurology · 2019Trial
- Palliative care for patients with Parkinson's disease: study protocol for a mixed methods study.BMC palliative care · 2017Trial
- Reach of Palliative Care in Parkinson Disease: Progress and Gaps After a National Team-Based Implementation Project.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2026Article
- A glimpse of the end-of-life of people with Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonism: A descriptive analysis of electronic health records.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Disease modification in Parkinsonism: obstacles and ways forward.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2022Review
- "No One Can Tell Me How Parkinson's Disease Will Unfold": A Mixed Methods Case Study on Palliative Care for People with Parkinson's Disease and Their Family Caregivers.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2022Article
- The impact of anxiety on the cognitive function of informal Parkinson's disease caregiver: Evidence from task-based and resting-state fNIRS.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Management of dysphagia and gastroparesis in Parkinson's disease in real-world clinical practice - Balancing pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
- Education on palliative care for Parkinson patients: development of the "Best care for people with late-stage Parkinson's disease" curriculum toolkit.BMC medical education · 2021Review
- Age and Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences in Parkinson Disease.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2021Article
- Prognostic predictors relevant to end-of-life palliative care in Parkinson's disease and related disorders: a systematic review.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2021Review
- Advance Care Planning and Care Coordination for People With Parkinson's Disease and Their Family Caregivers-Study Protocol for a Multicentre, Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Palliative Care for Parkinson's Spectrum Disorders: an Emerging Approach.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2020Review
- Consensus-Based Recommendations for Advance Directives of People with Parkinson's Disease in Regard to Typical Complications by German Movement Disorder Specialists.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Optimizing future planning in Parkinson disease: suggestions for a comprehensive roadmap from patients and care partners.Annals of palliative medicine · 2020Article
- "How Long Can I Carry On?" The Need for Palliative Care in Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study from the Perspective of Bereaved Family Caregivers.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2020Article
- Palliative care for persons with Parkinson's disease: a qualitative study on the experiences of health care professionals.BMC palliative care · 2019Article
- Defining Palliative Care Needs in Parkinson's Disease.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2019Article
- Advance Directives of German People with Parkinson's Disease Are Unspecific in regard to Typical Complications.Parkinson's disease · 2019Article
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Abstract
Although Parkinson's disease (PD) is traditionally viewed as a movement disorder which affects quality of life, recent literature has revealed an increased mortality, a high burden of difficult-to-manage non-motor symptoms (e.g., pain, fatigue), high caregiver distress, and a high utilization of medical services especially in the last year of life. Current medical systems have yet to adequately respond to this mounting evidence through the adoption of palliative care practices and through the provision of palliative care services to both PD patients and to affected families. This holistic, interdisciplinary approach to practice would enhance care delivery, identify and address unmet needs, and avoid interventions and hospitalizations especially in the last months of life. As we approach an era of increased life expectancy, increasing comorbidities among patients, and escalating healthcare costs, physicians must be proactive in focusing on quality of life, reducing medical interventions, and respecting patient autonomy.
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