Time intervals in diagnosing Parkinson's disease: The patients' views. Issue 6 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Plouvier, Annette O.A.; Olde Hartman, Tim C.; Boots, Leontien P.W.; Bloem, Bastiaan R.; van Weel, Chris; Lagro-Janssen, Antoine L.M.
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 6(2015)
• Page Start: 777
• Page End: 782
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.02.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Patients divide their pathway to the diagnosis of PD into three time intervals.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Factors influencing the pathway are patient-, health care provider- or disease-related.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Patients have difficulties recognizing the prodromal symptoms of PD.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Patients mention their general practitioners have difficulties recognizing PD as well.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">The majority of all patients are content with their pathway to the diagnosis of PD.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>