Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, social support, PD clinical characteristics, and referral status of the Italian APD and non-APD patients according to physician judgment
| Demographic characteristics and social support |
APD (N = 60) |
Non APD (N = 80) |
| Age, mean ± SD (Range) | 67.2 ± 9.5 (37–88) | 63.0 ± 11.1 (42–90) |
| Male; N (%) | 35 (58.3%) | 48 (60%) |
| Female; N (%) | 25 (41.7%) | 32 (40%) |
| Living at home; N (%) | 60 (100%) | 80 (100%) |
| Retired from work; N (%) | 44 (73.3%) | 34 (42.5%) |
| Required caregiver support; N (%) | 45 (75%) | 11 (13.8%) |
| Caregiver Type; N (%) | N = 45 | N = 11 |
|
-Partner/Spouse -Family member/friends -Professional assistance |
27 (60%) 17 (37.8%) 11 (24.4%) |
7 (63.6%) 4 (36.4%) 1 (9.1%) |
| PD characteristics | ||
|
-Time since PD diagnosis (years); mean ± SD; (Range) -Presence of motor fluctuations; N (%) -Duration of motor fluctuations (years); mean ± SD; (Range) |
13.2 ± 6.1 (3–33.2) 56 (93.3%) 6.2 ± 4.7 (1–20) N = 55 |
4.4 ± 3.6 (0.3) 9 (11.3%) 1.1 ± 0.6 (0.2–2) N = 9 |
| Severity of Cognitive dysfunction; N (%) | ||
|
Mild Moderate Severe Dementia |
25 (75.8%) 7 (21.2%) 1 (3%) |
13 (81.3%) 3 (18.8%) 0 |
| Referral to MD Center; N (%) | 49 (82%) | 53 (66%) |
| Referring Clinician; N (%) | N = 49 | N = 53 |
|
-General Practitioner -Neurologist -Geriatrician -Other |
19 (39%) 21 (43%) 1 (2%) 8 (16%) |
19 (36%) 18 (34%) 2 (4%) 14 (26%) |
| Reason for referral (Possible multiple answer); N (%) | N = 49 | N = 53 |
|
-PD progression -To allow access to DAT -Uncontrolled symptoms -For diagnostic purposes -Other |
19 (39%) 16 (33%) 0 13 (27%) 3 (6%) |
7 (13%) 0 4 (8%) 37 (70%) 5 (9%) |
|
Time since referral (years); mean ± SD (Range) |
6.0 ± 5.1 (0–24.9) |
3.3 ± 3.7 (0.1–15.4) |
APD Advanced Parkinson’s Disease, DAT Device-Aided Therapies, MD Movement Disorder