2022 Annual Demographic Survey of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Nurse Specialists
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Published Online: Oct 11, 2023
Page range: 24 - 29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ajon-2023-013
© 2023 Susan Williams et al., published by Sciendo
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Number of PDMDNS currently enrolled in tertiary study related to their PDMDNS position.
| Yes | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| No. | 46 | 36 | 45 |
| Grand Total | 57 | 50 | 56 |
Permanency of funding.
| Yes | 58% | 53 | 54% | 27 | 53% | 30 |
| No | 33% | 19 | 44% | 22 | 40% | 23 |
| Not Applicable | 9% | 5 | 2% | 1 | 7% | 4 |
| Grand Total | 100% | 57 | 100% | 50 | 100% | 57 |
Distribution of PDMDNS positions by employer.
| State Department of Health | 51% | 29 | 46% | 23 | 47% | 27 |
| Pharmaceutical Industry | 21% | 12 | 16% | 8 | 23% | 13 |
| Consumer Organisation | 7% | 4 | 16% | 8 | 16% | 9 |
| Primary Health Network | 4% | 2 | 10% | 5 | 5% | 3 |
| Private Practice | 5% | 3 | 6% | 3 | 4% | 2 |
| Private Hospital | 4% | 2 | 2% | 1 | 2% | 1 |
| University or Educational Institution | 2% | 1 | 2% | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Other | 7% | 4 | 2% | 1 | 4% | 2 |
| Total | 100% | 57 | 100% | 50 | 100% | 57 |
Reasons the PDMDNS intends to stay in their position for the intended years.
| 0–5 years | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 6–10 years | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 11–15 years | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 16–20 years | 11 | 2 | ||
| Grand Total | 10 | 6 | 33 | 8 |