Psychosocial needs of patients and spouses justify a position of psychosocial health professionals in the multidisciplinary care for Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: Living a life with Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a challenge for both patients and spouses. Patients have to cope with an increasing limitation in all domains of their daily life and spouses need to adjust to these changes. The focus of this study is on exploring, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the psychosocial needs of both patients with PD and spouses.

"How Long Can I Carry On?" The Need for Palliative Care in Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study from the Perspective of Bereaved Family Caregivers.

Background: Family caregivers provide the majority of care for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) in the palliative care phase. For many this is a demanding experience, affecting their quality of life.

Objective: We set out to map the experiences of bereaved family caregivers during the period of informal care in the palliative care phase as well as after the death of their loved one with PD.

RADPAC-PD: A tool to support healthcare professionals in timely identifying palliative care needs of people with Parkinson's disease.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disease without curative treatment perspectives. Even when palliative care for people with PD seems to be beneficial, the need for palliative care is often not timely recognized.

Aim: Our aim was to develop a tool that can help healthcare professionals in timely identifying palliative care needs in people with PD.

Palliative care for persons with Parkinson's disease: a qualitative study on the experiences of health care professionals.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and neurodegenerative disease associated with a wide variety of symptoms. The risk of complications increases with progression of the disease. These complications have a tremendous impact on the quality of life of people with PD.

Palliative care for patients with Parkinson's disease: study protocol for a mixed methods study.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder with many intractable consequences for patients and their family caregivers. Little is known about the possibilities that palliative care could offer to patients and their proxies. Guidelines strongly recommend palliative care to improve the quality of life and - if needed - the quality of dying.