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Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is currently the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder. It is characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms which progressively lead to significant clinical impairment, causing a high burden of disease. In addition to pharmacological therapies, various non-pharmacolo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406830/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30754730 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells8020151 |
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author | Richter, Daniel Bartig, Dirk Muhlack, Siegfried Hartelt, Elke Scherbaum, Raphael Katsanos, Aristeides H. Müller, Thomas Jost, Wolfgang Ebersbach, Georg Gold, Ralf Krogias, Christos Tönges, Lars |
author_facet | Richter, Daniel Bartig, Dirk Muhlack, Siegfried Hartelt, Elke Scherbaum, Raphael Katsanos, Aristeides H. Müller, Thomas Jost, Wolfgang Ebersbach, Georg Gold, Ralf Krogias, Christos Tönges, Lars |
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description | Parkinson’s disease (PD) is currently the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder. It is characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms which progressively lead to significant clinical impairment, causing a high burden of disease. In addition to pharmacological therapies, various non-pharmacological treatment options are available. A well established and frequently used multiprofessional inpatient treatment concept in Germany is “Parkinson’s disease multimodal complex treatment” (PD-MCT) which involves physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and other specializations for the optimization of treatment in PD (ICD G20) and other Parkinsonian syndromes (ICD G21 and G23). In this study we analyze the PD-MCT characteristics of 55,141 PD inpatients who have been integrated into this therapy concept in Germany in the years 2010–2016. We demonstrate that PD-MCT is increasingly applied over this time period. Predominately, PD patients with advanced disease stage and motor fluctuations in age groups between 45 and 69 years were hospitalized. In terms of gender, more male than female patients were treated. PD-MCT is provided primarily in specialized hospitals with high patient numbers but a minor part of all therapies is performed in a rather large number of hospitals with each one treating only a few patients. Access to PD-MCT differs widely across regions, leading to significant migration of patients from underserved areas to PD-MCT centers–a development that should be considered when implementing such therapies in other countries. Furthermore, our data imply that despite the overall increase in PD-MCT treatments during the observational period, the restricted treatment accessibility may not adequately satisfy current patient’s need. |
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spelling | pubmed-64068302019-03-19 Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers Richter, Daniel Bartig, Dirk Muhlack, Siegfried Hartelt, Elke Scherbaum, Raphael Katsanos, Aristeides H. Müller, Thomas Jost, Wolfgang Ebersbach, Georg Gold, Ralf Krogias, Christos Tönges, Lars Cells Article Parkinson’s disease (PD) is currently the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder. It is characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms which progressively lead to significant clinical impairment, causing a high burden of disease. In addition to pharmacological therapies, various non-pharmacological treatment options are available. A well established and frequently used multiprofessional inpatient treatment concept in Germany is “Parkinson’s disease multimodal complex treatment” (PD-MCT) which involves physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and other specializations for the optimization of treatment in PD (ICD G20) and other Parkinsonian syndromes (ICD G21 and G23). In this study we analyze the PD-MCT characteristics of 55,141 PD inpatients who have been integrated into this therapy concept in Germany in the years 2010–2016. We demonstrate that PD-MCT is increasingly applied over this time period. Predominately, PD patients with advanced disease stage and motor fluctuations in age groups between 45 and 69 years were hospitalized. In terms of gender, more male than female patients were treated. PD-MCT is provided primarily in specialized hospitals with high patient numbers but a minor part of all therapies is performed in a rather large number of hospitals with each one treating only a few patients. Access to PD-MCT differs widely across regions, leading to significant migration of patients from underserved areas to PD-MCT centers–a development that should be considered when implementing such therapies in other countries. Furthermore, our data imply that despite the overall increase in PD-MCT treatments during the observational period, the restricted treatment accessibility may not adequately satisfy current patient’s need. MDPI 2019-02-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6406830/ /pubmed/30754730 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells8020151 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Richter, Daniel Bartig, Dirk Muhlack, Siegfried Hartelt, Elke Scherbaum, Raphael Katsanos, Aristeides H. Müller, Thomas Jost, Wolfgang Ebersbach, Georg Gold, Ralf Krogias, Christos Tönges, Lars Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers |
title | Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers |
title_full | Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers |
title_fullStr | Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers |
title_full_unstemmed | Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers |
title_short | Dynamics of Parkinson’s Disease Multimodal Complex Treatment in Germany from 2010–2016: Patient Characteristics, Access to Treatment, and Formation of Regional Centers |
title_sort | dynamics of parkinson’s disease multimodal complex treatment in germany from 2010–2016: patient characteristics, access to treatment, and formation of regional centers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406830/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30754730 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells8020151 |
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