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Knowledge of Parkinson's disease in a multiethnic urban Asian setting

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dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversity of Malaya (UM)
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversity of Toronto
dc.contributor.affiliationsMalaysian Parkinson's Disease Association
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.authorTan A.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTan C.T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMarras C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLoh K.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWye Ho N.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLim Q.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTan P.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLim C.C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCheong Y.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKong S.T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchee J.P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTan K.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSoo S.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVanderschaaf C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLai Heong Lew S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMahamad U.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGoh K.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYong H.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLim S.-Y.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T01:54:47Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T01:54:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBackground: Public knowledge regarding Parkinsons disease (PD) is important to facilitate good health-seeking behavior, but the literature on this topic is scarce. Objective: We aimed to explore the level of public knowledge regarding PD in a large multiethnic urban Asian cohort, and (as a secondary aim) in a smaller cohort of PD patients and caregivers. Methods: A Knowledge of PD Questionnaire (KPDQ) was developed and administered to members of the Malaysian general public, and to PD patients and caregivers. The KPDQ tests recognition of PD symptoms and general knowledge regarding PD. Results: 1,258 members of the general public completed the KPDQ. Tremor was the most widely recognized symptom (recognized by 79.0% of respondents); however, 83.7% incorrectly believed that all PD patients experience tremor. Memory problem was the most widely recognized NMS. Overall, motor symptoms were better recognized than NMS. Common misperceptions were that there is a cure for PD (49.8%) and that PD is usually familial (41.4%). Female gender, Chinese ethnicity, tertiary education, healthcare-related work, and knowing someone with PD were independently associated with higher KPDQ scores. PD patients (n = 116) and caregivers (n = 135) demonstrated superior knowledge compared with the general public group, but one-third of them believed that PD is currently curable. Conclusions: This is the only study on public knowledge regarding PD in Asia. Important gaps in knowledge were evident, which could present a barrier to early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of PD. This highlights the need for targeted education campaigns and further research in this area. � 2015 IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.3233/JPD-150594
dc.identifier.epage879
dc.identifier.issn18777171
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid26444089
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84952656546
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dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952656546&doi=10.3233%2fJPD-150594&partnerID=40&md5=85c5ac84202921c9e0b6b046eaa7ee9f
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9549
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherIOS Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Parkinson's Disease
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAsiaen_US
dc.subjectawarenessen_US
dc.subjectcureen_US
dc.subjecteducationen_US
dc.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectParkinsons diseaseen_US
dc.subjectstem cellsen_US
dc.titleKnowledge of Parkinson's disease in a multiethnic urban Asian settingen_US
dc.title.alternativeJ. Parkinson's Dis.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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