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Table 3 Inclusion criteria

From: Rationale and design to evaluate the PRIME Parkinson care model: a prospective observational evaluation of proactive, integrated and patient-centred Parkinson care in The Netherlands (PRIME-NL)

Research population

Inclusion criteria

Persons with parkinsonism

Have a clinical diagnosis of parkinsonism, except drug-induced parkinsonism; have visited the Neurology outpatient clinic of a community hospital centre at least once during the last year; willing and able to provide informed consenta

Carers

Be designated as the primary carer by a patient who is eligible to participate; willing and able to provide informed consenta

Healthcare professionalsb

Work as a certified nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech-language therapist or neurologist; have seen at least 5 persons with parkinsonism in the previous year; willing and able to provide informed consenta

  1. aFor inclusion in questionnaire-based assessments only. Carers are eligible for participation even if the person with parkinsonism who they care for does not participate in this study. For those carers, we have added additional questions on characteristics of the person with parkinsonism for whom they provide care. bWhile it is not feasible to assess healthcare professionals from each field of expertise involved, we intend to longitudinally assess Healthcare Professional Experience in a sample that reflects that diverse composition, comprising nurses, physical therapists, speech-language therapists, occupational therapists and neurologists