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Determinants of generic and specific health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments may reflect different aspects of lives in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and thus be associated with different determinants. We used the same cluster of predictors for the generic and disease-specific HRQoL instruments to examine and compare the determinants of HRQoL.

Method

HRQoL was measured in 92 patients with PD by the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). The predictors included demographic and disease characteristics, and motor and non-motor symptoms. Multiple regression analyses were used to identify HRQoL determinants.

Results

Depressive symptoms and motor difficulties of daily living were the first two significant determinants for both instruments. The other significant determinant for the SF-36 was fatigue and non-motor difficulties of daily living, and for the PDQ-39 was motor signs of PD.

Conclusions

The results suggest the importance of the evaluation and intervention focused on depressive symptoms and motor difficulties of daily living in patients with PD. In addition, the SF-36 seems more related to non-motor symptoms, while the PDQ-39 appears more associated with motor symptoms. This information is important for understanding results from these two instruments and for choosing which to use.

SUBMITTER: Tu XJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484474 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Determinants of generic and specific health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Tu Xiao-Jing XJ Hwang Wen-Juh WJ Ma Hui-Ing HI Chang Ling-Hui LH Hsu Shih-Pin SP

PloS one 20170626 6

<h4>Objectives</h4>Generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments may reflect different aspects of lives in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and thus be associated with different determinants. We used the same cluster of predictors for the generic and disease-specific HRQoL instruments to examine and compare the determinants of HRQoL.<h4>Method</h4>HRQoL was measured in 92 patients with PD by the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the 39-item Park ...[more]

PMID: 28650957

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Determinants of generic and specific health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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Determinants of generic and specific health-related quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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