This $231,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) will support a planning project titled "Building Capacity to Meet the Palliative Care Needs of People with Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Dementia and Related Disorders Living in Black and Hispanic Communities". The key goals are to: 1) strengthen academic-community collaborations to explore palliative care for Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy body dementia in Black and Hispanic populations; 2) conduct qualitative assessments to identify critical palliative care needs, information gaps, and care preferences in these underserved communities; and 3) develop infrastructure and processes to engage in future multisite clinical trials of palliative care for PD in diverse populations. This innovative planning project aims to lay the groundwork for more equitable research and care delivery for these leading neurodegenerative disorders.
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