title: Understanding the challenge of Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Parkinson's disease is a progressive, fluctuating neurological condition for which there is no cure. The nurse's role in caring for patients with the disease is to enable them to have as good a quality of life as possible, based on appropriate assessment and management strategies.
authors.affiliation: education@parkinsons.org.uk
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology