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Mortality of Parkinson's disease by Hoehn-Yahr stage from community-based and clinic series [Keelung Community-based Integrated Screening (KCIS) no. 17)].
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19674213     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: We aimed to quantify the mortality reduction by which the early detection of Parkinson's disease (PD) within a community-based study could reduce the number of advanced cases. METHODS: Data used in this study were derived from two community-based surveys and from a clinical series of PD cases identified from a medical centre. The cumulative survival by Hoehn-Yahr (H-Y) scale was estimated and the mortality reduction derived from a community-based survey was predicted. RESULTS: A total of 117 PD patients were detected through two community-based approaches. By comparing the H-Y stage distribution of screen-detected cases with those from the clinical series, a 22.5% excess in the number of early PD (H-Y stage I and stage II) were identified with screening. The risk ratios of being H-Y stage III or severe for community-based detected cases versus clinical series were 0.49 (95% confidence interval: 0.30-0.78). The total death rate adjusted by H-Y stage distribution was 21% and 28% for cases from community and clinical series, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The present study revealed that early detection of PD through a community-based survey may reduce 51% incidence of stage III or more severe PD at diagnosis, leading to a 25% reduction in mortality.
Authors:
Horng-Huei Liou; Chia-Yun Wu; Yueh-Hsia Chiu; Amy Ming-Fang Yen; Rong-Chi Chen; Ta-Fu Chen; Chih-Chuan Chen; Yuarn-Chung Hwang; Ying-Rong Wen; Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of evaluation in clinical practice     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1365-2753     ISO Abbreviation:  J Eval Clin Pract     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-13     Completed Date:  2009-12-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9609066     Medline TA:  J Eval Clin Pract     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  587-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Academic Medical Centers
Adult
Aged
Early Diagnosis*
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Male
Mass Screening*
Middle Aged
Mortality / trends*
Parkinson Disease / classification,  diagnosis*,  etiology,  mortality*
Proportional Hazards Models
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Analysis
Taiwan / epidemiology

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