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Dynamic Digital Biomarkers of Motor and Cognitive Function in Parkinson's Disease
Published on: July 24, 2019
Parkinson's disease: Addressing health care practitioners' automatic responses to hypomimia
Mary LuAnne Lilly1, Melinda Hermanns2, Deborah L Dallam3,4
1Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas.
Abstract:
Hypomimia/reduced facial mobility in individuals living with Parkinson's disease can lead to negative impressions and judgments by nurse practitioners and other health care practitioners. Negative impressions and judgments can affect the quality of an episode of care. To attenuate automatic judgments, nurse practitioners must self-monitor and correct, recognizing that hypomimia is due to an underlying neurological condition and does not provide information on the personality or character of the person living with Parkinson's. Nurse practitioners can integrate inquiries that go beyond a problem focused approach to include questions about pleasurable, positive events in the life of a person living with Parkinson's disease.
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