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Reducing Hopelessness In Patients With Parkinson’S Disease: Educational Intervention, Kara R. Callear, Pamela Hardesty
Reducing Hopelessness In Patients With Parkinson’S Disease: Educational Intervention, Kara R. Callear, Pamela Hardesty
Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Reducing Hopelessness in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: Educational Intervention
BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s disease (PD), features several non-motor manifestations, including cognitive dysfunction, which impacts patients and their families. Depression, hopelessness, and anxiety are all prevalent in the psychiatric conditions of PD. In fact, at least 50% of those diagnosed with PD will experience some sort of depression, hopelessness, or anxiety disorder after diagnosis (Ray & Agarwal, 2020). The specific purpose of this project was to help patients with PD diagnosis feel less hopeless and more resilient when coping with their symptoms of PD.
LOCAL PROBLEM: The project setting was a …