Patient Education for People with Parkinson's Disease and their Carers: A Manual

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Contributors.

Part I: Introduction to the EduPark Programme.

Chapter 1: The nature of Parkinson’s disease and the need for a multifaceted patient education programme (The EduPark Consortium).

Chapter 2: Structure of the programme and guidelines for leaders (The EduPark Consortium).

Part II: Programme Sessions.

Session 1: Information (Pille Taba, Ülle Krikmann and Eve Kanarik).

Session 2: Self-monitoring (Gwenda Simons, Marcia Smith Pasqualini and Simon Thompson).

Session 3: Pleasant activities (Michael Macht, Heiner Ellgring, Christian Gerlich and Martina Schradi).

Session 4: Stress management for people with PD and for carers (Anu Lankinen, Vappu Viemerö and Anne Lehtonen).

Session 5: Management of anxiety and depression (for people with PD) and the carer’s challenge (for carers) (Àngels Bayés Rusiñol, Mari Cruz Crespo Maraver and Anna Prats París).

Session 6: Social competence for people with PD and for carers (Noëlle G. A. Spliethoff-Kamminga and Janny de Vreugd).

Session 7: Social support (Pio Enrico Ricci Bitti and Lorena Candini).

Session 8: Review of the programme and a look forward (Christian Gerlich, Michael Macht, Martina Schradi and Heiner Ellgring).

Part III: The EduPark Programme: Final Thoughts.

The EduPark programme: Final thoughts (Marcia Smith Pasqualini and Gwenda Simons).

Appendix: Assessment Scales.

References.