| Literature DB >> 15022186 |
Pablo Martínez-Martín1, Julián Benito-León, Fernando Alonso, Maria José Catalán, Margarita Pondal, Ivana Zamarbide.
Abstract
Patient- and caregiver-based scores were compared and agreement levels ascertained to determine the reliability of proxy evaluation of Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EuroQoL and PD questionnaire (PDQ)-8. Of 72 patient-caregiver pairs, 64 (88.88%) returned the questionnaires. The degree of agreement varied for individual dimensions. Proxy evaluation of PD patients' HRQoL showed limitations mainly with assessments using the EuroQoL and especially in patients with severe disease and depression. Copyright 2003 Movement Disorder SocietyEntities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15022186 DOI: 10.1002/mds.10656
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mov Disord ISSN: 0885-3185 Impact factor: 10.338