An intervention combining talk therapy with virtual reality may help improve mental health and life quality for people with Parkinson’s disease, a study reports. “The results of this study demonstrated that [virtual reality-augmented cognitive behavioral therapy] significantly enhanced emotional well-being and quality of life in the experimental group compared…

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT) in Germany are collaborating on a project with the aim of creating a digital platform and application that, used with a wearable device, can track the course of Parkinson’s disease and potentially improve patients’ quality of life. Called…

People with Parkinson’s disease who are given deep brain stimulation (DBS) tend to have more stable long-term life quality and motor function than do patients treated with medications only, according to a new study. Deep brain stimulation, called DBS for short, is a surgical treatment for Parkinson’s disease…

People with Parkinson’s disease commonly experience stigma associated with the disorder, and if clinicians are to provide proper care for patients, it’s crucial for them to be proactive about addressing such stigma. That’s the argument made by a team of scientists from the U.S. and Canada in a new…

Parkinson’s disease patients’ quality of life significantly improved with Duopa, a formulation of levodopa and carbidopa infused directly into the intestines, and subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS), but not with a continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion, according to a real-world, single center study. Apomorphine also didn’t show any major…

Home initiation of under-the-skin (subcutaneous) apomorphine infusion — a treatment for motor fluctuations — is faster at improving the life quality of Parkinson’s disease patients than in hospital initiation, a French study has shown. Continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion (CSAI) initiation at home for Parkinson’s was found to be feasible…

People with Parkinson’s disease are more likely to report a good quality of life if their caregivers are not strained, a new study suggests. “As caregiver strain was found to be related to patients’ QoL [quality of life], improvement in QoL for PD [Parkinson’s disease] patients may hinge on…

Men with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease may experience greater effects of the disease on certain aspects of their life than women, according to a study of patients living in the southeastern U.S. Specifically, men were found to have worse motor symptoms, daily life-related impairments, disease-related quality of life, and more…

More co-existing health conditions in people with Parkinson’s disease is associated with a greater self-perception of stigma and a lower quality of life, a study has found. Thyroid disease, depression and anxiety each were linked to stigma and life quality, with demographic factors — including a younger age, less education…

To help ensure all Parkinson’s patients have the care and support needed to enhance their life quality, the Parkinson’s Foundation has expanded its Global Care Network — launching new centers in five states that had none. In all, the Parkinson’s Foundation opened four Centers of Excellence and six…