Employment Resources for People with Parkinson's Disease: A Resource Review and Needs Assessment.

Purpose People with Parkinson's disease (PwP) exit the workforce on average 5 years earlier than people without Parkinson's due to motor, cognitive, communicative, and affective symptoms. Decreased employment results in significant individual and societal costs. The objectives of this study were to identify strengths and weaknesses of employment resources and assess the needs of consumer and clinical stakeholders to improve job retention.

Laughter is the best medicine: The Second City improvisation as an intervention for Parkinson's disease.

Background: Expressive therapies are increasingly incorporated into the management of Parkinson's disease (PD), although there are little objective data assessing their benefits.

Objective: Develop and study a novel community Improvisation Theater (IT) program for PD in order to improve quality of life.

Methods: A prospective, rater-blinded, modified cross-over design study of IT for PD.