Highlights significant disparities in access to deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and proposes multi-level interventions to address them.
Awareness of DBS access disparities should prompt equitable referrals; extends disparity literature with multi-level intervention targets.
Addressing these disparities requires increasing patient awareness and education, minimizing barriers to equitable access, and implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives within the healthcare system. In this systematic review, we first review literature discussing gender, racial, and socioeconomic disparities in DBS access and then propose several patient, provider, community, and national-level interventions to improve DBS access for all populations.
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