Palliative care for patients with Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a mixed methods study

Palliative care for patients with Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a mixed methods study

Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder with many intractable consequences for patients and their family caregivers. Little is known about the possibilities that palliative care could offer to patients and their proxies. Guidelines strongly recomm...

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Main Authors: Herma Lennaerts, Marieke Groot, Maxime Steppe, Jenny T. van der Steen, Marieke Van den Brand, Dorian van Amelsvoort, Kris Vissers, Marten Munneke, Bastiaan R. Bloem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Parkinson’s disease
Palliative care
Patient experiences
Mixed methods
Study design
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0248-2

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