"DBS means everything - for some time". Patients' Perspectives on Daily Life with Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

Gun-Marie Hariz; Patricia Limousin; Katarina Hamberg

doi:10.3233/JPD-160799

"DBS means everything - for some time". Patients' Perspectives on Daily Life with Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease

J Parkinsons Dis. 2016 Mar 17;6(2):335-47. doi: 10.3233/JPD-160799.

Authors

Gun-Marie Hariz^{1

2}, Patricia Limousin³, Katarina Hamberg⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
² Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
³ Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

No abstract available

Keywords: Parkinson disease; activities of daily living; adverse effects; deep brain stimulation; grounded theory; patient satisfaction; qualitative research.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living / psychology*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Deep Brain Stimulation / methods*
Female
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease / psychology*
Parkinson Disease / therapy*
Severity of Illness Index