A review of the literature highlights the important role informal carers play in the provision of
palliative care in the community. In order to explore the caring experience of relatives with …

INTRODUCTION: Patient-centeredness is increasingly recognized as a crucial element of
quality of care. A suitable instrument to assess the level of patient-centeredness for …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is now known to be a multisystemic and multipeptide
neurodegenerative disorder, whereby patients have an array of symptoms both motor and …

A palliative approach to care is person-centered and aims to minimize overall disease
burden among patients with serious illnesses. There is rising interest in the role of palliative …

Patients with Parkinson's disease need long term support to manage their condition.
Bastiaan Bloem and Marten Munneke describe the benefits of a model of integrated care …

Recent epidemiological observations have drawn attention to the rapid rise in the burden
caused by Parkinson's disease over the past years, emphasizing that Parkinson's disease is …

Introduction Improving quality of life (QoL) is a key issue when dealing with Parkinson's
disease (PD). Integrative care shows potential to achieve improvements in QoL. Here, we …

In the second of two articles on palliative care for people with Parkinson's disease, the
authors consider other aspects of care relevant to this complex stage. They conclude that …

Aims and objectives To identify the personal‐and disease‐related factors that are
associated with living with Parkinson's disease. Background Living with Parkinson's disease …