Comorbidity and functional mobility in persons with Parkinson disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report the frequency, severity, and types of comorbidities in people with Parkinson disease (PD) using a validated self-report comorbidity screening tool, and to determine the relationship between comorbidity and functional mobility.

Design

A secondary analysis and cross-sectional observational study design.

Setting

University hospital; outpatient balance disorders laboratory.

Participants

Persons with mild to moderate idiopathic PD (N=76).

Intervention

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

The Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric (CIRS-G) and a comprehensive mobility assessment including gait (distance walked in 3 min), balance (mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test), and physical function (Physical Performance Test).

Results

SUBMITTER: King LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322903 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature