Improving understanding of YOPD after diagnosis
Central to this research will be examination of how those diagnosed with YOPD engage in strategies to retain their past, experience the present and reflect on possible futures. The Monash University research project aims to better understand the psychosocial impacts of YOPD and help identify a roadmap for understanding YOPD after diagnosis. It builds on […]
Research study: Understanding self-care practices
In particular, the study seeks to learn more about the use of existing tracking practices and tools and the challenges people face using them. People who wish to participate will be asked to complete a 15-20 minute online survey to share their: day-to-day self-care practices Parkinson’s symptom management practices and coping strategies tools used to […]
Researcher seeks participants for heat survey
Heat Sensitivity in People with Parkinson’s Disease is being conducted by Dr Andrew Hunt from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The study aims to: increase knowledge and understanding of how people with Parkinson’s experience the heat develop a scale for the assessment of heat sensitivity in people with Parkinson’s. These findings will help shed light […]
Monash Uni gait research project seeking participants
Parkinson’s can result in a decline in gait – or the manner or style of walking. Symptoms include shuffling and freezing, which in addition to reducing mobility, also impact quality of life and loss of confidence. According to the researchers, existing assistive devices that help alleviate freezing of gait can only provide non-adaptive assistance regardless […]