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Self-Management Education for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Care Partners: A Quasi-Experimental Case-Control Study in Clinical Practice
Joint Authors
Hagell, Peter
Hellqvist, Carina
Berterö, Carina
Dizdar, Nil
Sund-Levander, Märta
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition with both physical and mental consequences that affect many aspects of everyday life.
Persons with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners want guidance from healthcare services in order to develop skills to adjust to life with a long-term condition.
The Swedish National Parkinson School is a dyadic self-management programme to support both persons with Parkinson’s disease and care partners.
Objective.
To assess the outcomes of the Swedish National Parkinson School as reported by participants.
Design.
A quasi-experimental case-control study in clinical care using self-reported questionnaires.
Participants.
Swedish National Parkinson School was offered by health care professionals working in clinical care.
Participants in the programme were also asked to participate in the study.
A matched control group was recruited for a comparison of findings.
In total, 92 persons with Parkinson’s disease and 55 care partners were included.
Settings.
Five Swedish geriatric and neurologic outpatient clinics.
Method.
Data were collected during 2015–2017, before and after participation in the National Parkinson School or before and after seven weeks of standard care.
Outcomes were assessed using generic and Parkinson’s specific questionnaires.
Descriptive statistics were used to describe baseline characteristics.
Mann–Whitney U and Chi2 tests were used to test for between-group differences and within-group differences were tested by the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test.
Results.
Improvements regarding health status, constructive attitudes and approaches, and skill and technique acquisition were found after the intervention among persons with Parkinson’s disease.
No changes were found among care partners.
Conclusion.
The findings indicate that the Swedish National Parkinson School may improve health status and self-management among persons with Parkinson’s disease, but further studies are needed to better understand the effects of the programme.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hellqvist, Carina& Berterö, Carina& Dizdar, Nil& Sund-Levander, Märta& Hagell, Peter. 2020. Self-Management Education for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Care Partners: A Quasi-Experimental Case-Control Study in Clinical Practice. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206483
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hellqvist, Carina…[et al.]. Self-Management Education for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Care Partners: A Quasi-Experimental Case-Control Study in Clinical Practice. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206483
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hellqvist, Carina& Berterö, Carina& Dizdar, Nil& Sund-Levander, Märta& Hagell, Peter. Self-Management Education for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Care Partners: A Quasi-Experimental Case-Control Study in Clinical Practice. Parkinson’s Disease. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206483
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206483