Pan et al. 2014 J Cross Cult Gerontol | Knowledge and Attitudes About Parkinson’s Disease Among a Diverse Group of Older Adults | Focus group 75 total participants African-American 48% White 31% Chinese-American 21% Survey group 154 participants African-American 31% White 40% Chinese-American 29% | Community members were found to have a lower level of knowledge about PD compared to PD support group members. |
Chan et al. 2014 JAMA Neurology | Disparities in Access to Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson Disease | White 82.50% African American 6.54% Hispanic 6.74% Asian/Pacific Islander 2.16% Native American 0.33% Other 2.15% | 4.7% of all PD discharges that were African Americans, 0.1% were DBS related discharges. |