Category: Education in Movement Disorders
Objective: – Raise awareness among the various professionals in contact with patients suffering from Parkinson’s syndromes
– Optimize follow-up and support
– Avoid emergency room visits through better referrals
Background: In the CHSV d’Eaubonne area, there are more than 40 Nursing home that receive patients with Parkinsonian syndromes (MPI, PSP, MSA C and P, DCB, MCL).
In their care, the teams regularly find themselves in difficulty when faced with these profiles, and regularly refer them to the emergency department, which maintains a geriatric pressure on the flow of patients passing through the emergency department.
In order to improve referrals, we decided to take stock of the needs of our teams, so as to gain a better understanding of the problems they encounter.
Method: This questionnaire was submitted to 10 Nursing home, in liaison with the various professionals working in this type of structure (AS, IDE, IDEC, coordinating doctor).
The main proportion are care assistants with little theoretical knowledge of this disease.
Nurses and nurse coordinators can help to improve support for Parkinson’s patients.
Doctors, for their part, can act as referrers for better guidance, thanks to their clinical expertise.
Results: The results show a significant lack of knowledge in nursing home teams. Over 80% are seeking training.
Whatever the subject, nursing assistants are poorly trained in this type of care.
Nurses have more knowledge, but require specific training, which shows a fairly clear need.
Conclusion: If a majority of participants respond favorably to their lack of notions about Parkinson’s.
The needs are varied and immense, particularly in terms of pathology, lifelong support, but also per os treatments and continuous devices.
References: Oral antiparkinsonian treatments, nursing practices in Ehpad. S. Mazé, A.Corvol, M.Auffret. Soins gérontologiques. 2022
End of life of parkinsonian patients in EHPAD in Franche-Comté: retrospective study. M. Giffard et al. 2023
End of life in the elderly: specificities of the Parkinsonian patient. M. Auffret, M. Béreau. Repères en gériatrie. 2021
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
J. Thezenas. Territorial inventory of training needs in nursing home for the support of patients with Parkinson’s syndrome [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2024; 39 (suppl 1). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/territorial-inventory-of-training-needs-in-nursing-home-for-the-support-of-patients-with-parkinsons-syndrome/. Accessed May 10, 2025.« Back to 2024 International Congress
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