Health Care Utilization in the Last Year of Life in Parkinson Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Movement Disorders

Discussion There are high rates of in-hospital death and acute care utilization in the year before death among those with neurodegenerative movement disorders. Most did not access specialist palliative or neurologic care in the last year of life. Outpatient palliative care and home care services were associated with increased odds of dying at home. Our results indicate the need for further research into the causes, costs, and potential modifiers to inform public health planning.

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Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - December 13, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: McKenzie, E. D., Bruno, V. A., Fong, A., Cai, P., Earp, M., Camicioli, R. M., de Kock, I., Buttenschoen, D., Sinnarajah, A., Miyasaki, J. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research