Coordinated speech therapy, physiotherapy, and pharmaceutical care telehealth for people with Parkinson disease in rural communities: an exploratory, 8-week cohort study for feasibility, safety, and signal of efficacy

Assoc Prof Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor

Prof Merrill Landers

qualifications: DPT, PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Chair and Professor

Asst Prof Annalisa Piccorelli

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Assistant Professor

Assoc Prof Erin Bush

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Acquisition of data, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor

United States

Assoc Prof Reshmi Singh

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Critical revision

United States

Reshmi Singh's research is focused on patient engagement (activation), health literacy, and patient centered research to improve patient medication experiences and health outcomes. She is affiliated with the Wyoming Institute of Disabilities (WIND) in improving patient and family engagement and hence quality of life of persons with disabilities with the Wyoming Family to Family Health Information Center (WY F2F HIC) project. Dr. Singh's expertise, experience and training are in survey research and qualitative research methods (focus groups, phenomenology). Overall, healthcare access and disparities by virtue of rural location are issues that affect patient 'care seeking', outcomes and communities at large. Dr. Singh has previously applied qualitative methods to understand how patients (college students; long term users) using antidepressant therapies make decisions about their medications and health. Her research agenda is to further ways and means to improve patient engagement and examine the role of health literacy in patients' seeking of and access to healthcare. This is especially important in a rural state like Wyoming.