Helpful services for Parkinson's patients Canada 2017

This statistic shows the percentage of Parkinson's disease patients, care providers, and health care providers in Canada who felt select services or resources would help live better with Parkinson's disease as of 2017. It was found that 72 percent of respondents stated physical activities/exercise programs would help those with Parkinson's disease live better.

Percentage of providers and people living with Parkinson's disease in Canada who felt select services would help those living with Parkinson's disease as of 2017

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Physical activities/exercise programs	72%
Physiotherapy	52%
Regular appointments with specialists (e.g., Neurologist)	50%
Support groups (e.g., peer to peer support)	43%
Education/information and resources (e.g., about Parkinson's disease and care planning)	39%
Counselling/support groups	36%
In home support to complete household tasks (e.g., laundry, cleaning, cooking)	31%
Nutritional/dietary counseling	30%
Regular appointments with a family doctor/nurse practitioner	30%
Speech-language therapy	30%
Assistance in navigating the health care system	29%
Home care (e.g., personal support for daily living activities)	28%
Supportive technology (e.g., medication timers, GPS locator, etc.)	27%
Assistance in applying for government financial support	27%
Transportation services	26%
Occupational therapy	25%
Assistance in transitions/changing settings (e.g., housing, hospital, long term care)	17%
Don't know	5%
Other	2%
None	1%
Massage therapy	1%
All/everything is helpful/important	1%

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Release date

March 2018

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

September 29 to October 24, 2017

Number of respondents

909 respondents

Special properties

Among those living with Parkinson's disease, those caring for someone with Parkinson's disease, or health care provider

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "What services or resources would help ... live better with Parkinson's disease?"

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