Increasing access to specialty care: A pilot, randomized controlled trial of telemedicine for Parkinson's disease

• Published in: Movement disorders Vol. 25; no. 11; pp. 1652 - 1659
• Main Authors: Dorsey, E. Ray, Deuel, Lisa M., Voss, Tiffini S., Finnigan, Kara, George, Benjamin P., Eason, Sheelah, Miller, David, Reminick, Jason I., Appler, Anna, Polanowicz, Joyce, Viti, Lucy, Smith, Sandy, Joseph, Anthony, Biglan, Kevin M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.08.2010; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; clinical trials; Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; Delivery of Health Care - methods; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Internet; Male; Medical sciences; Neurology; Parkinson Disease - psychology; Parkinson Disease - therapy; Parkinson's disease; Patient Satisfaction; Pilot Projects; Quality of Life; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surveys and Questionnaires; telemedicine; Telemedicine - methods; Treatment Outcome; Nervous system diseases; Parkinson's disease; Telemedicine; Central nervous system disease; Parkinson disease; Degenerative disease; clinical trials; Care; Cerebral disorder; Extrapyramidal syndrome

We conducted a randomized, controlled pilot trial to evaluate the feasibility of providing subspecialty care via telemedicine for patients with Parkinson's disease residing in a remote community located ∼130 miles from an academic movement disorders clinic. Study participants were randomized to...