Advanced‐Stage Parkinson's Disease: From Identification to Characterization Using a Nationwide Database

Autor: Yael Barer, Tanya Gurevich, Gabriel Chodick, Nir Giladi, Ruth Gross, Raanan Cohen, Lars Bergmann, Yash J. Jalundhwala, Varda Shalev, Meital Grabarnik‐John, Avner Thaler
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Mov Disord Clin Pract
ISSN: 2330-1619
DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13458
Popis: BACKGROUND: As Parkinson's disease (PD) progresses, response to oral medications decreases and motor complications appear. Timely intervention has been demonstrated as effective in reducing symptoms. However, current instruments for the identification of these patients are often complicated and inadequate. It has been suggested that anti‐PD intensified therapy (IT) can serve as a proxy for increased burden of disease. OBJECTIVE: To explore whether IT aligns with events reflecting advanced PD (APD) burden. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of PD beneficiaries in the second‐largest healthcare provider in Israel. Patients with PD diagnosed between January 2000 and June 2018 and treated with levodopa (l‐dopa) ≥5 times/day and/or ≥1000 mg l‐dopa equivalent daily dose were defined as the IT cohort (n = 2037). Treated patients with PD not fulfilling this criterion were defined as the nonintensified therapy (NIT) cohort (n = 3402). Point prevalence and 5‐ and 10‐year cumulative incidence of IT were assessed. Baseline demographic and comorbidities, 1‐year healthcare resource use, health costs, and time to clinical events were assessed and compared between cohorts. RESULTS: IT was associated with significantly (P
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