Research Article
Characterizing Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: Romanian Subanalysis from the OBSERVE-PD Study
Table 9
Reasons for not planning DAT in eligible patients with APD.
| | Reasona | Patients, n (%) (n = 38) |
| | Patient needs more time to decide | 23 (60.5) | | Patient refusal | 7 (18.4) | | Lack of caregiver/family support | 4 (10.5) | | Presence of comorbidities | 4 (10.5) | | Motor function-related issues | 2 (5.3) | | Age | 1 (2.6) | | Cognitive-related issues | 1 (2.6) | | Psychiatric-related issues | 1 (2.6) | | Other reasons | 4 (10.5) |
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APD: advanced Parkinson’s disease; DAT: device-aided therapy. aMultiple entries for each patient were possible.
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