Feasibility of regional center telehealth visits utilizing a rural research network in people with Parkinson's disease

• Published in: Journal of clinical and translational science Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e63
• Main Authors: Virmani, Tuhin, Pillai, Lakshmi, Smith, Veronica, Glover, Aliyah, Abrams, Derek, Farmer, Phillip, Syed, Shorabuddin, Spencer, Horace J, Kemp, Aaron, Barron, Kendall, Murray, Tammaria, Morris, Brenda, Bowers, Bendi, Ward, Angela, Imus, Terri, Larson-Prior, Linda J, Lotia, Mitesh, Prior, Fred
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 2024
• Subjects: ambulatory monitoring; Clinics; Cognitive ability; Connectivity; COVID-19; Disease; Health care access; health equity; Internet access; medically underserved area; Movement disorders; Neurodegenerative diseases; Pandemics; Parkinson's disease; Patients; Questionnaires; Research Methods and Technology; rural health; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomic status; Telemedicine; United States > US; Arkansas; ambulatory monitoring; health equity; Telemedicine; rural health; medically underserved area; Parkinson’s disease

Impaired motor and cognitive function can make travel cumbersome for People with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). Over 50% of PwPD cared for at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Movement Disorders Clinic reside over 30 miles from Little Rock. Improving access to clinical care fo...