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Gap In Patient Expectations Of Deep Brain Stimulation For The Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease, Colleen D. Knoop Dnp-C
Gap In Patient Expectations Of Deep Brain Stimulation For The Treatment Of Parkinson's Disease, Colleen D. Knoop Dnp-C
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Abstract
Purpose: This project studied a specific group of patients with Parkinson’s disease to: determine if they were asked to verbalize expectations of DBS pre-operatively; determine if patient expectations were met post-operatively; gain information that could aid in improved pre-operative patient education for deep brain stimulation (DBS), address unrealistic expectations before surgery, and meet patient expectations post-operatively.
Methodology: This study was a retrospective, single academic center, two-part design that included a questionnaire and chart review of 29 patients. Those included were patients with Parkinson’s disease who had DBS programming at the academic center, between the years 2007 and 2014.
Results: …