The Quality in Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality of life (QoL) is known to be impaired in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD). Not surprisingly, a considerable effort of health interventions is aimed at maintaining or improving QoL. Yet, little is known about its determinants from a PwPD perspective to inform person-centered health care interventions.

Objectives

This systematic review aims to overcome this information gap by synthesizing existing evidence on factors associated with PwPD' self-perceived QoL.

Methods

We searched six electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library) from inception to January 2022 for eligible qualitative studies of QoL in PwPD, supplemented by citation tracking and hand searching. Study quality was assessed using the QualSy

SUBMITTER: van Munster M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11233873 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature