Organizing Community Resources for Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases

Siegel, Ava

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Organizing Community Resources for Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases

Siegel, Ava

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

With the rising population age, neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, are expected to become increasingly more prevalent in the next few decades. Patients and families dealing with these diseases must manage not only their health, but also added factors including transportation to medical appointments, increased care needed at home, and caregiver support/respite, all on top of the burden of these additional costs. While a variety of programs exist to lessen the onus on patients and families, access to resources, particularly in rural areas of the United States, remains a crucial barrier. To improve knowledge and access to local resources, this project aimed to create a hand-out for patients and family members with neurodegenerative diseases designed to be distributed at family medicine clinics in and around Wells River, VT.