Association of health behaviors with function and health-related quality of life among patients with Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current evidence on chronic conditions favors promotion of health behaviors as a mean to positively impact health outcomes. In Parkinson's disease, performing health behaviors is indicated as a means to fight the long-lasting burden of the disease. Understanding actual engagement in health behaviors and patient activation and their association to function and health-related quality of life is therefore important. Our objectives were, among people with Parkinson's disease: (1) to characterize health behaviors including utilization of rehabilitative treatments, physical activity, and patient activation levels, and (2) to test the associations between these health behaviors and health outcomes.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 88 people with Parkinson's disease (ag

SUBMITTER: Duvdevani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763356 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature