Characterizing Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: Romanian Subanalysis from the OBSERVE-PD Study
Table 3
Referral history to MDC. APD versus non-APD.
Variable
APD (n= 95)
Non-APD (n= 66)
Specialty of referring physician to MDC, n (%)
54 (56.8)
54 (81.8)
<0.01
GP
20 (37.0)
34 (63.0)
0.012
Neurologist
27 (50.0)
6 (11.1)
<0.0001
Other specialty
7 (13.0)
14 (25.9)
0.14
Mean time since referral, years (SD)
2.2 (3.0)
1.4 (2.2)
0.11
Reasons for referral, n (%)
PD progression
28 (51.9)
14 (25.9)
<0.01
To allow access to DAT initiation
12 (22.2)
0 (0)
<0.001
Symptoms no longer controlled
6 (11.1)
20 (37)
<0.01
For diagnostic purposes
8 (14.8)
20 (37)
0.015
Other reasons
3 (5.6)
4 (7.4)
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APD: advanced Parkinson’s disease; DAT: device-aided therapy; GP: general practitioner; MDC: movement disorder center; and SD: standard deviation. Statistically significant values (0.05) are presented in bold.
