Disparities in access to treatment in relation to quality of life in people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the South African healthcare setting.
PWPD using the public healthcare setting had reduced access to PD treatments and poorer QoL than PWPD using private healthcare. The number of treatments, household income and internet access were strongly correlated with QoL outcomes.
Authors
- Andre Mochan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8882-0844)
- S Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0453-1648)
- Mikaela H. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-4808)
- Aline Ferreira‐Correia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2495-3159)
- Z. Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2871-8781)
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i3.2297
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00