Ups and Downs, Joys and Sorrows: Assessing Patient Priorities in an Interdisciplinary PD Clinic

Background: People with Parkinson disease (PwP) often report difficulty communicating with their clinical team. Narrative medicine strategies, such as the parallel chart (documentation by PwP), can improve communication but can require additional clinician time to review, limiting usability. The 55-word story, a short-form reflective journaling technique, may circumvent this barrier. This pilot study examined the feasibility of integrating a PwP-written 55-word story within a subspecialty interdisciplinary clinic.
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research