1 40 1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month Backlog URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.06.013" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.06.013</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Palliative care for advanced Parkinson disease: An interdisciplinary clinic and new scale, the ESAS-PD Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Parkinsonism & Related Disorders Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miyasaki JM; Long J; Mancini D; Moro E; Fox SH; Lang AE; Marras C; Chen R; Strafella A; Arshinoff R; Ghoche R; Hui J Description An account of the resource Palliative care provides a holistic approach to symptom relief using a multidisciplinary team approach to enhance quality of life throughout the entire course of a particular illness. The care team consists of movement disorders neurologist, a palliative care physician, a wound care nurse, a spiritual counselor and a care coordinator. Palliative care concepts were applied to a group of advanced Parkinson disease (PD) patients in a dedicated Palliative Care Clinic. METHODS: A modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Scale for PD (ESAS-PD) was developed and applied to 65 PD patients at their initial consultation and following recommended interventions. Scores were compared to those of metastatic cancer patients reported in the palliative care literature. RESULTS: The ESAS-PD scores significantly improved after the interventions (56 and 40 respectively, p = 0.0001). The most improved items were constipation, dysphagia, anxiety, pain and drowsiness. ESAS-PD scores were not significantly different from metastatic cancer patients' ESAS scores. CONCLUSIONS: ESAS-PD is a quick, effective scale for assessment of late stage PD symptoms. Scores are sensitive to intervention, and therefore have potential clinical utility for physicians and other healthcare providers. Advanced PD patients have a similar degree of symptoms as metastatic cancer patients, respond to treatment in a similar way, and therefore should have access to palliative care services. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.06.013" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.06.013</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article 2012 Arshinoff R Backlog Chen R Fox SH Ghoche R Hui J Journal Article Lang AE Long J Mancini D Marras C Miyasaki JM Moro E Parkinsonism & Related Disorders Strafella A