Hospice News November 28, 2023
A recent study has found that offering telehealth services to patients with Parkinson disease can help increase awareness around their palliative care options and improve their quality of life.
A study of 359 patients with Parkinson disease and related disorders found that those receiving interdisciplinary team-based palliative care support via telehealth reported higher quality of life (QOL) scores than those who did not.
Researchers of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology study compared the experiences of Parkinson patients across 19 neurology providers supported by palliative care teams at two academic centers. Patient data was analyzed from January 2021 to September 2023.
Quality outcomes were different for patients after six months of receiving telepalliative care services, the study...
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