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ArticleParkinsonism & related disorders2024

Parkinson disease patients' and carepartners' perceptions of palliative care.

Sandhya Seshadri, Megan Dini, Jennifer Corcoran, Anna Job, Angela Contento, Sally A Norton, Jodi Summers Holtrop, Benzi M Kluger

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8 authors.

Sandhya SeshadriDepartment of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. Electronic address: Sandhya_seshadri@urmc.rochester.edu.
Megan DiniParkinson's Foundation, New York, NY, USA.
Jennifer CorcoranDepartment of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Anna JobUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Angela ContentoUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Sally A NortonUniversity of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY, USA.
Jodi Summers HoltropDepartment of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, CO, USA.
Benzi M KlugerDepartment of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.

Funding

EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISEASET32NS007338 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI ROBERT G. HOLLOWAY, Michael P McDermott · 1990 to 2026
$6.4M
Advancing Palliative Care for Older Adults Affected by Neurodegenerative Disease: Parkinsons disease, Alzheimers disease and Related DementiasK02AG062745 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI KLUGER, BENZI M · 2020 to 2024
$711k
NIA NIH HHS K02 AG062745NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS007338
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOutpatient palliative care offers an opportunity to improve the quality of life of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and families. While there are efforts to improve clinicians' palliative care knowledge and skills, there is limited knowledge on patients and carepartners' knowledge and perceptions of palliative care. As part of a larger study on implementing outpatient palliative care, this study aimed to understand patients' and carepartners' knowledge and perceptions of palliative care, and their palliative care needs and preferences prior to the implementation.

methodsUsing qualitative descriptive research design, we completed semi-structured interviews with 47 patients and carepartners prior to the project implementation. De-identified transcripts of interviews were coded and analyzed.

resultsFive themes were identified that describe patients' and carepartners' palliative care knowledge, perceptions, needs and preferences: (a) Patients and carepartners have varied knowledge and perceptions of palliative care (b) Non-motor symptoms are challenging for patients and carepartners, (c) Addressing patients' grief and emotional needs is important to patients and carepartners, (d) Carepartners want a place for emotional care, well-being, and strategizing and (e) Patients and carepartners desire anticipatory guidance and care planning. Study participants desired guidance to manage non-motor symptoms, support for patients' emotional needs and for carepartners, and for anticipatory guidance to guide future planning.

conclusionsDespite varied palliative care knowledge, PD patients and carepartners universally desire care that addresses their palliative care needs. Palliative care education and integration of palliative care approaches into standard care may facilitate increased acceptance of outpatient palliative care throughout the disease trajectory.

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Palliative CareParkinson DiseaseHumansPatientsQualitative ResearchQuality of Life

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PMID38160602
PMCPMC11687561

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