Prasad Shweta, Bhattacharya Amitabh, Sahoo Lulup Kumar, Batra Dhruv, Kamble Nitish, Yadav Ravi, Srinivas Dwarakanath, Pal Pramod Kumar
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Karnataka, India.
Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Karnataka, India.
J Mov Disord. 2021 Jan;14(1):60-64. doi: 10.14802/jmd.20066. Epub 2020 Sep 21.
Willingness to undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their overall satisfaction with the procedure is highly dependent upon expectations, which are based on the core concepts of knowledge, attitude and perceptions. The present study aims to evaluate these factors in patients and caregivers with PD from a single tertiary care hospital in India.
A structured questionnaire designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and perceptions about DBS in PD was administered to 400 patients with PD and their caregivers.
A very small proportion of patients and caregivers were aware of DBS. Even those who claimed to be aware of DBS were inadequately informed and had incorrect knowledge, which led to wrong attitudes and perceptions.
There are very significant knowledge gaps and misconceptions regarding DBS among patients with PD and caregivers. Adequate and appropriate education is necessary to clarify these misconceptions to avoid the development of unrealistic expectations and poor satisfaction.
帕金森病(PD)患者接受脑深部电刺激(DBS)的意愿及其对该手术的总体满意度高度依赖于期望,而期望基于知识、态度和认知的核心概念。本研究旨在评估印度一家三级护理医院中PD患者及其照料者的这些因素。
对400例PD患者及其照料者进行了一份结构化问卷,以评估他们对PD中DBS的知识、态度和认知。
只有极少数患者及其照料者了解DBS。即使那些声称了解DBS的人也了解不足且知识有误,这导致了错误的态度和认知。
PD患者及其照料者对DBS存在非常显著的知识差距和误解。需要进行充分且恰当的教育以澄清这些误解,避免产生不切实际的期望和低满意度。