Impact of Nonmotor Symptoms on Disability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Autor/inn/en	Raggi, Alberto; Leonardi, Matilde; Carella, Francesco; Soliveri, Paola; Albanese, Alberto; Romito, Luigi M.
Titel	Impact of Nonmotor Symptoms on Disability in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Quelle	In: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 34 (2011) 4, S.316-320 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0342-5282
DOI	10.1097/MRR.0b013e32834d4b66
Schlagwörter	Quality of Life; Diseases; Patients; Test Validity; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Neurological Impairments; Disabilities; Questionnaires; Cognitive Ability; Emotional Response; Heart Disorders; Sleep + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensqualität; Disease; Krankheit; Patient; Testvalidität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Handicap; Behinderung; Fragebogen; Denkfähigkeit; Emotionales Verhalten; Herzkrankheit; Schlaf
Abstract	Patients with Parkinson's disease have nonmotor symptoms (NMS) that, although poorly considered, have an impact on their quality of life. In contrast, the effect on disability is not systematically evaluated. Adult patients were consecutively enrolled and administered the Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire and the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule. Student's t-test was used to assess the difference in the disability score between patients declaring and not declaring NMS. In total, 86 patients were enrolled and reported a median of nine NMS. Patients reporting symptoms in cognitive, emotional, cardiovascular, and sleep functions, as well as those reporting more than nine symptoms as a whole, also reported higher disability levels. The presence of NMS, including little evaluated areas connected to cardiovascular and sleep functions, negatively impacts disability in patients with Parkinson's disease. (As Provided).
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