Parkinson's Disease: Discussion and implications for nursing care

Parkinson’s disease in primary health care and nursing care: a scoping review

“…As PD may affect the life not only of the people with the disease, but also for their whole family, education for selfmanagement of the disease for people with PD and their care partners (13,14,17,18,(21)(22)(23)(24)28,30,(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(44)(45)(46)48,50,52) , is an essential part of nursing care. On the theme, it was observed that managing the patient-caregiver binomial includes interventions that aim at the coordination of care for the psychosocial effects of illness that can interfere with relationship interactions, with particular emphasis on strengthening caregiver support networks.…”

“…Clinical evidence (13,14,17,18,(21)(22)(23)(24)28,30,(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(44)(45)(46)48,50,52) available on self-management education of the disease for people with PD and their care partners involves promoting health for family members and caregivers, providing family education (13,14,24,37,41,44,48,50) and safe sharing space for conversations on sensitive issues ranging from sexual issues of the couple after diagnosis to issues related to palliative care for patients at the end of life (39) .…”

“…A43 (51) 1987/USA Experimental study n = 7 people with PD Group exercise promotion; A44 (52) 1971/USA Case report n = 1 people with PD Teaching: guidance on medications/disease/treatment process.…”

“…Group supervised activity was shown to be collaborative in order to achieve positive changes in the health outcomes of people with PD. The nursing activities described in the studies were related to physical-functional training (19,29,51) , promotion of socialization (12,25,42,52) , support group meetings and mutual help (42) , and yoga mindfulness program for anxiety reduction (25) .…”

“…However, the seven articles (12,19,25,29,42,51,52) included in the theme underestimated collective care in PD, because the actions described in the studies do not go into depth in characterizing the health situation of the territory, compromising the joint construction of the diagnosis of the area and the identification of the real health promotion activities, intersectoral actions, of participation and social control for people living with the disease, important aspects in carrying out supervised group activities.…”