Bridging the Gaps in Patient Education for DBS Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease
Joint Authors
Knoop, Colleen D.
Kadish, Robert
Hager, Kathy
Park, Michael C.
Loprinzi, Paul D.
LaFaver, Kathrin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Improvements in quality of life, tremor, and other motor features have been recognized as superior in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery versus best medical therapy.
We studied a group of patients with PD after undergoing DBS surgery in regard to expectations and satisfaction with DBS outcomes to determine gaps in patient education.
Methods.
This study was a retrospective, single academic center chart review and outcome questionnaire sent to patients with PD who had undergone DBS surgery between 2007 and 2014.
Results.
All patients surveyed indicated that benefit from DBS surgery met their overall expectations at least partially, but only 46.4% (SE: 9.6%) were in complete agreement.
3.6% (SE: 3.6%) of participants strongly disagreed that preoperative education prepared them adequately for the procedure and 17.9% (SE: 7.4%) only somewhat agreed.
Conclusions.
Our findings demonstrate that patients’ expectations of DBS surgery in PD were at least partially met.
However, there was a considerable percentage of patients who did not feel adequately prepared for the procedure.
A structured, multidisciplinary team approach in educating PD patients throughout the different stages of DBS surgery may be helpful in optimizing patients’ experience and satisfaction with surgery outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Knoop, Colleen D.& Kadish, Robert& Hager, Kathy& Park, Michael C.& Loprinzi, Paul D.& LaFaver, Kathrin. 2017. Bridging the Gaps in Patient Education for DBS Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Knoop, Colleen D.…[et al.]. Bridging the Gaps in Patient Education for DBS Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Knoop, Colleen D.& Kadish, Robert& Hager, Kathy& Park, Michael C.& Loprinzi, Paul D.& LaFaver, Kathrin. Bridging the Gaps in Patient Education for DBS Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197163
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1197163