Birgitta H Quittenbaum1, Birgitta Grahn. 1. Rehabilitation Centre, Kronoberg County Council, Växjö, Sweden. birgitta.hagberg-quittenbaum@Itkronoberg.se
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQL) and pain symptoms in patients with PD with a matched control group. To our knowledge, controlled studies of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients within this area are rare. SCOPE: Fifty-seven patients and 95 controls took part in a self-administered questionnaire study. The instruments were the SF-36, visual analogue scales, pain drawing and pain-specific questions. CONCLUSIONS: Pain problems are common in PD patients but also to a large extent in the normal population. HRQL was reduced (p < or = 0.001) for the PD patients on all the scales on the SF-36 and consequently also in the pain dimension. The study indicates that even PD patients, who are optimally diagnosed and treated by a neurologist, might require additional rehabilitation treatment to improve their HRQL and pain problems.
PURPOSE: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQL) and pain symptoms in patients with PD with a matched control group. To our knowledge, controlled studies of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients within this area are rare. SCOPE: Fifty-seven patients and 95 controls took part in a self-administered questionnaire study. The instruments were the SF-36, visual analogue scales, pain drawing and pain-specific questions. CONCLUSIONS:Pain problems are common in PDpatients but also to a large extent in the normal population. HRQL was reduced (p < or = 0.001) for the PDpatients on all the scales on the SF-36 and consequently also in the pain dimension. The study indicates that even PDpatients, who are optimally diagnosed and treated by a neurologist, might require additional rehabilitation treatment to improve their HRQL and pain problems.
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