Playford, E. Diane (2003) Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people with Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 74 . pp. 148-149. doi:10.1136/jnnp.74.2.148 ISSN 0022-3050.

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Abstract

There is little evidence available to support or explain the role of rehabilitation in progressive neurological disorders, so the paper by Wade et al (this issue, page 158-162) is a welcome contribution.1 The paper examines whether patients with Parkinson’s disease have sustained benefit following a multidisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation programme. The programme comprised individualised multidisciplinary interventions and a group education programme and was delivered to six patients at a time over six weeks. The findings suggest that six months after randomisation those receiving rehabilitation had worse general and mental health and that their carers had a trend to more strain. This contrasts with findings from studies of the rehabilitation of people with multiple sclerosis2 and brain injury.3 Why should this conscientiously performed intervention have apparently negative effects?

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Publisher:	B M J Group
ISSN:	0022-3050
Official Date:	2003
Dates:	Date Event 2003 Published
Volume:	74
Page Range:	pp. 148-149
DOI:	10.1136/jnnp.74.2.148
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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