Parkinson’s Disease: Awareness among Young Adults

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Ronald Chow (Editor)
Infinitas Research Group, London, Ontario, Canada

Jaclyn Viehweger (Editor)
Infinitas Research Group, London, Ontario, Canada

Michael Borean (Editor)
Infinitas Research Group, London, Ontario, Canada

Drew Hollenberg (Editor)
Infinitas Research Group, London, Ontario, Canada

Joav Merrick, M.D., MMedSci, DMSc, (Editor)
Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel
Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel
School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Series: Disability Studies
BISAC: SOC029000

Parkinson’s disease, first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson (1755-1824) in 1817 as “shaking palsy”, is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests symptoms such as resting tremor, muscular rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. These motor disorders have been extensively researched resulting in improved diagnostic accuracy and the development of robust rating scales and treatment strategies for symptoms.

The treatment options for Parkinson’s disease are similar to those for Alzheimer’s disease, meaning that at this moment in time there does not exist a definitive cure that can reverse the progression of the disease. Young adults seem to be well aware of Alzheimer’s disease, but are they aware of Parkinson’s disease? Both of these diseases will become increasingly more prevalent in our aging world and young adults need to be prepared to care for family members who are struck by one, or both, diseases. In this book we document the assessment of the knowledge of young adults with respect to Parkinson’s disease across the globe. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. How Aware/Knowledgeable Are Young Adults about Parkinson’s Disease? (pp. 3-8)
Ronald Chow, Michael Borean, Drew Hollenberg and Joav Merrick

Chapter 2. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease: About the Survey Instrument (pp. 9-18)
Ronald Chow, Michael Borean and Drew Hollenberg

Section One: Canada (pp. 19-20)

Chapter 3. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in London, Canada (pp. 21-36)
Ronald Chow, Jaclyn Viehweger, Rachna Jog, Victoria Trasente, Michael Borean, Drew Hollenberg, Michael Lam, Tharani Anpalagan and Anna Rzepka

Chapter 4. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in Toronto, Canada (pp. 37-52)
Stephanie Ho, Jaclyn Viehweger, Victoria Trasente, Cynthia Ho, Wesley Ng, Matthew Wong, Michael Borean, Drew Hollenberg, Tharani Anpalagan, Anna Rzepka and Ronald Chow

Chapter 5. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in Waterloo, Canada (pp. 53-70)
Jaclyn Viehweger, Ronald Chow, Victoria Trasente, Nathan Duarte, Michael Borean, Drew Hollenberg, Tharani Anpalagan and Anna Rzepka

Chapter 6. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in Halifax, Canada (pp. 71-80)
Stephanie Ho, Jaclyn Viehweger, Victoria Trasente, Michael Borean, Drew Hollenberg, Tyler Ferguson, Tharani Anpalagan, Anna Rzepka and Ronald Chow

Chapter 7. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in Kingston, Canada (pp. 81-96)
Michael Borean, Tharani Anpalagan, Jaclyn Viehweger, Logan Midroni, Cooper Midroni, Drew Hollenberg, Victoria Trasente, Anna Rzepka and Ronald Chow

Section Two: United States, Ireland and Asia (pp. 97-98)

Chapter 8. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in New York State, United States (pp. 99-110)
Jaclyn Viehweger, Victoria Trasente, Neal Ganguli, Ray Kang, Michael Borean, Drew Hollenberg, Tharani Anpalagan, Anna Rzepka and Ronald Chow

Chapter 9. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in Dublin, Ireland (pp. 111-122)
Drew Hollenberg, Jaclyn Viehweger, Ronald Chow, Anna Rzepka, Victoria Trasente, Samuel Goh, Michael Borean and Tharani Anpalagan

Chapter 10. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults in Asia (pp. 123-136)
Tharani Anpalagan, Ronald Chow, Jaclyn Viehweger, Victoria Trasente, Michael Borean, Drew Hollenberg and Anna Rzepka

Section Three: Overall awareness (pp. 137-138)

Chapter 11. Awareness of Parkinson’s Disease among Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis (pp. 139-154)
Ronald Chow and Jaclyn Viehweger

Section Four: Acknowledgements (pp. 155-156)

Chapter 12. About the Editors (pp. 157-160)

Chapter 13. About Infinitas Research Group, London, Ontario, Canada (pp. 161-162)

Chapter 14. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Israel (pp. 163-168)

Chapter 15. About the Book Series: “Disability Studies” (pp. 169-172)

Section Five: Index (pp. 173-174)

Index (pp. 175)

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