EMPOWER PD - Feasibility of an Interdisciplinary Clinic for People With Parkinson's Disease
EMPOWER PD - Feasibility of an Interdisciplinary Clinic for People With Parkinson's Disease
This study is a nonrandomized, pilot study of an interdisciplinary, patient-centric model of health care delivery in a "boot camp" style structured clinic for people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). 20 participants will attend a three session EMPOWER PD clinic and a two month follow up interview. The primary objective is to assess feasibility and acceptability of the newly developed clinic intervention as well as individual perception of experience and barriers.
This study is a nonrandomized, pilot study of an interdisciplinary, patient-centric model of health care delivery in a "boot camp" style structured clinic for people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). 20 participants will attend a three session EMPOWER PD clinic and a two month follow up interview.
Participants will receive a comprehensive assessment by each member of an interdisciplinary team including physical therapy, speech therapy, nutrition, social work or psychology, and pharmacy. Participants will return the following week for a half day educational symposium. This is a group format and they will receive a session from each of the disciplines covering topics such as exercise, nutrition, communication, socialization, sleep hygiene, medication management, and coping. The final clinic session will be a one hour 1:1 meeting where individualized recommendations will be provided. A participant identified caregiver is invited/allowed to accompany the participant throughout the assessment and educational process whenever possible however, no information or questionnaires are being collected from them.
The primary objective is to assess feasibility and acceptability of the newly developed clinic intervention as well as individual perception of experience and barriers with data derived from a program survey and semi-structured interview completed two months after clinic completion. Secondary objectives will test patient response to clinic intervention related to self-reported outcome measures (SROs) including Patient Centered Outcome Questionnaire PD, PD Knowledge, quality of life, fatigue, confidence with balance, and self-efficacy for exercise.
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