What contributes to quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the factors that determine quality of life (QoL) in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease in a population based sample. Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly recognised as a critical measure in health care as it incorporates the patients' own perspective of their health.

Methods

All patients with Parkinson's disease seen in a population based study on the prevalence of parkinsonism were asked to complete a disease-specific QoL questionnaire (PDQ-39) and the Beck depression inventory. A structured questionnaire interview and a complete neurological examination, including the Hoehn and Yahr scale, the Schwab and England disability scale, the motor part of the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS part III), and the mini mental state exami

SUBMITTER: Schrag A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1737100 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature