How the PDA can help

The Parkinson’s Decision Aid (PDA) is a website designed for you and your family.

It will help you to ask the medical team managing your Parkinson’s, the right questions so that you get the best possible care.

Thinking about these questions and discussing them with your medical team means that both of you will get a better understanding of your individual needs and can plan together what is right for you.

The PDA is designed by patients for patients. The idea is to put you in a position where you can weigh up the best way to thrive with your Parkinson’s, not based on medical opinion alone, but also real-life experiences from those who live with Parkinson’s on a daily basis. By understanding who can help you, how they can help and when, means you can make better choices.

With this mix of information you will be more able to make the choices that are right for you. The PDA has information on what options are open to you.

When you find information that you want to share or you feel you want to ask further questions, make sure that you print out the pages of interest to you. You can take the printed pages with you to your next doctor’s appointment so that you can discuss these together.

If you do not own a computer with an Internet connection, you can access the information on the Parkinson’s Decision Aid website at your doctor’s surgery, at your local library or at an Internet café.

You can also ask a friend or relative who has a computer.When you access the website, make sure that you print out the pages of interest to you. You can take the printed pages with you to your next doctor’s appointment so that you can discuss these together.