Patterns and predictors of referrals to allied health services for individuals with Parkinson's disease: A Parkinson's foundation (PF) QII study

• Published in: Parkinsonism & related disorders Vol. 83; pp. 115 - 122
• Main Authors: Roberts, Angela C., Rafferty, Miriam R., Wu, Samuel S., Miao, Guanhuong, Cubillos, Fernando, Simuni, Tanya, Marras, Connie, Davis, Tom, Dahodwala, Nabila, Neault, Marilyn, Ramirez-Zamora, Adolfo, Rafferty, Miriam, Malaty, Irene, Parashos, Sotirios, Kraakevik, Jeff, Jankovic, Joseph, Simon, David, Pahwa, Rajesh, Mills, Kelly, Way, Christopher, Morgan, John, Pagan, Fernando, Hauser, Robert, Davis, Thomas, Salins, Naomi, Gurevich, Tanya, Bloem, Bastiaan, Singer, Carlos, Lafontaine, Anne Louise, Feigin, Andrew, Miyasaki, Janis, Litvan, Irene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Allied health; Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data; Expert care centers; Female; Humans; Language Therapy - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Neurological Rehabilitation - statistics & numerical data; Occupational therapy; Occupational Therapy - statistics & numerical data; Parkinson Disease - rehabilitation; Parkinson's disease; Physical therapy; Physical Therapy Modalities - statistics & numerical data; Physiotherapy; Prospective Studies; Quality Improvement; Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data; Referrals; Rehabilitation; SLP; Speech language pathology; Speech therapy; Utilization; Parkinson's disease; PT; Referrals; OT; Physiotherapy; Speech language pathology; Utilization; SLP; Allied health; Occupational therapy; Expert care centers; Rehabilitation; Physical therapy; Speech therapy

Rehabilitation therapies are critical for optimizing quality-of-life and daily functions for individuals living with Parkinson's disease (PD). Thus, understanding the patterns of and under what conditions physicians make rehabilitation referrals is important for optimizing care. We analyzed dat...