Burden of Parkinson's disease in Sicily: a health administrative database study.

Calogero Edoardo CiceroSalvatore ScondottoAlessandra Vincenza AllottaGiovanni De LucaGiuseppe MuroloAlessandra NicolettiMario Zappia

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

Our prevalence estimates of PD were higher when compared to previous epidemiological surveys conducted in Sicily. These findings are, however, comparable to other studies conducted in Italy that identified cases through administrative databases. Using health databases is a feasible strategy to assess the burden of PD.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
risk factors
mental health
health information
big data
health promotion
cross sectional
social media
drug induced