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ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice2024

Total Patient Delay: A Comparison of Patient and Clinician/Health System Delays in the Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Syndrome.

Diane M A Swallow, Peter Murchie, Carl E Counsell

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Article in Movement disorders clinical practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Risk Factors for the Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy in the UK Biobank.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2026
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Diane M A SwallowInstitute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0994-3561
Peter MurchieInstitute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Carl E CounsellInstitute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
University of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Government Health and Social Care DirectoratePSP Association CAF/PSP/16/01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly diagnosis in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS) is important for clinical care and key to developing successful disease-modifying agents. The patient-dependent phases of decision-making made before contact with a healthcare professional have been inadequately studied.

objectivesTo evaluate the patient-dependent phases of decision-making from symptom onset, comparing this to clinician and/or health system delays within the overall diagnostic pathway.

methodsUsing the Anderson General Model of Total Patient Delay and a mixed-methods approach in participants with PSP/CBS and their caregivers recruited to the Scottish PSP and CBS cohort, we quantified and evaluated the determinants of "appraisal", "illness," and "behavioral" delay, comparing this to the clinician and/or health system delays ("treatment" delay) within the overall time from symptom onset to diagnosis.

resultsThe time from index symptom onset to diagnosis was 3.26 (interquartile range [IQR] = 2.42, 4.75) years in PSP and 2.58 (IQR = 1.69, 4.08) years in CBS. Patient appraisal delay was 24 (IQR = 6, 60) weeks in PSP and 8 (IQR = 5, 24) weeks in CBS, illness delay 0 (IQR = -14, 0) weeks in PSP and 0 (IQR = -4, 0) weeks in CBS, with little perceived behavioral delay. Determinants of delay included the non-specificity of symptoms, normalization of symptoms within the context of age or normal physiological variability, and the extent of insight into new somatic symptoms.

conclusionsAlthough patient appraisal delay contributes to overall diagnostic delay in PSP/CBS, the greater proportion of overall diagnostic delay arises after contact with a healthcare professional (treatment delay).

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Delayed DiagnosisSupranuclear Palsy, ProgressiveAgedAged, 80 and overBasal Ganglia DiseasesCaregiversCohort StudiesEarly DiagnosisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTime Factorsappraisal delaybehavioral delaycorticobasal degenerationdelayed diagnosisillness delaymisdiagnosisParkinson's diseaseprogressive supranuclear palsytotal patient delay

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