Concealment of Parkinsons disease prevalence and impact on health and quality of life.

Concealment of diagnosis in chronic conditions has proven benefits as a coping strategy to avoid stigmatization and discrimination and allows people to be treated "normally" by society. However, concealment is related to negative health, physical, quality of life outcomes, exhaustion and loneliness. In addition, diagnosis concealment has a detrimental impact on self-management behaviors.

Utilization of Neurology and Allied Health Services by People With Parkinson's Disease in Israel: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Background: Sustainable utilization of neurology and allied health professions' services is pivotal for effective management of Parkinson disease (PD) and is correlated with positive health-related outcomes.

Objectives: (1) To describe the utilization of neurology and allied health services by people with PD (PwP); (2) to explore the associations between demographic and structural variables and utilization; and (3) to test associations between utilization and unplanned hospitalizations.

Methods: A retrospective observational cohort study of 1761 PwP in the years 2014-2019 was conducted.