An observational study in Parkinson Disease and Stroke, sponsored by University of Haifa. Completed at 1 site in Israel. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-01.
Sponsored by University of Haifa · Observational
The study aimed at describing the effects of the COVID-19 social distancing on function, health and well-being of patients with Parkinson's disease or post-stroke, and test the association between the patient activation level and these effects.An anonymous survey was distributed through social media and patient associations.Community-living patients with Parkinson's disease or post-stroke were invited to answer the survey.
People with chronic diseases like Parkinson's disease or post-stroke rely on routine medical and rehabilitative care to maintain daily function and health. These are important aspects of self-management. However, this was challenged by the social distancing due to COVID-19, which limited participation in regular routines.
The study objectives were: To (1) describe the effects of the COVID-19 social distancing on function, health and well-being of patients with Parkinson's disease or post-stroke, and (2) test the association between the patient activation level and these effects.
Community-living patients with Parkinson's disease or post-stroke were invited to answer an anonymous survey through social media and patient associations. Part 1 included 27 multiple-choice questions regarding current status and changes in function, health, medical care and well-being. Part 2 consisted of the Patient Activation Measure, describing people's knowledge, skill, and confidence in managing their own health.
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Patients with PD or their caregivers, or patients post-stroke or their caregivers
Exclusion Criteria:
Exposure to social distancing due to COVID-19
Patient Activation Measure (PAM®)
The PAM is a self-reported validated, licensed tool to measure a patient's knowledge, skills and confidence for self-management. The overall score captures the extent to which people feel engaged and confident in taking care of their health condition. It consists of 13 statements rated on a Likert scale according to agreement. Scores are divided into 4 levels, where 1 represents patients who tend to be passive and feel overwhelmed managing their own health, and 4 represents patients who have effectively adopted self-management behaviors. We used a validated licensed Hebrew and version of the PAM supplied by Insignia Health (https://www.insigniahealth.com/products/pam-survey), which holds the copyright to the questionnaire.
Time frame: 1 hour
Answers to multiple-choice questions
participants were asked to answer 27 multiple-choice questions regarding status and change in status of mobility, mood (depression, anxiety), tiredness, social support, body weight, physical activity, rehabilitative treatments and disease symptoms
Time frame: 1 hour
Plan to share: No
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