Profile of functional limitations and task performance among people with early- and middle-stage Parkinson disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overall functional ability declines over time in people with Parkinson disease (PD). Established benchmarks are needed to allow clinicians and researchers to facilitate meaningful interpretation of data.

Objective

The purposes of this study were: (1) to report typical values for standard measures of functional ability commonly used in intervention studies and clinical practice with individuals in the early and middle stages of PD and (2) to describe the profile of functional limitations using the Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) stages of disease and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) motor scores.

Design

Cross-sectional data were obtained from 5 different studies.

Methods

Three hundred thirty-nine patients were evaluated for disease severity (UPDR

SUBMITTER: Schenkman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3169785 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature