Utilization of rehabilitation therapy services in Parkinson disease in the United States

Conclusions:
This claims-based analysis suggests that rehabilitation therapy utilization among older patients with PD in the United States is lower than reported for countries with comparable health care infrastructure. Neurologist care is associated with rehabilitation therapy use; provider supply is not.

Source: Neurology - September 11, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Fullard, M. E., Thibault, D. P., Hill, A., Fox, J., Bhatti, D. E., Burack, M. A., Dahodwala, N., Haberfeld, E., Kern, D. S., Klepitskava, O. S., Urrea-Mendoza, E., Myers, P., Nutt, J., Rafferty, M. R., Schwalb, J. M., Shulman, L. M., Willis, A. W., On beh Tags: All Health Services Research, Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, All epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research