Additional support for caregivers may mean better outcomes for people with Parkinson's disease

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2023-08-12 01:00

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Patients with Parkinson's disease who had caregivers at higher risk of depression were more likely to have worse quality of life and higher emergency department use, according to an international study, which suggests that providing additional caregiving resources and interventions to reduce caregiver depression symptoms could improve patient outcomes.

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From: JAMA

About The Study: Patients with Parkinson disease who had caregivers at higher risk of depression were more likely to have worse quality of life and higher emergency department use than patients who had caregivers not at higher risk of depression. Additional caregiving resources and interventions to reduce caregiver depression symptoms could potentially improve patient outcomes.

Journal/
conference: JAMA Network Open

Research:Paper

Organisation/s: University of Pennsylvania, USA

Funder: This studywas supported by grant UP201 from the Parkinson’s Foundation (Dr Dahodwala) and funding from the Parkinson’s Foundation Summer Student Fellowships Program (Dr Rashid).

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