| Literature DB >> 17213723 |
J C Gómez-Esteban1, J J Zarranz, E Lezcano, B Tijero, A Luna, F Velasco, I Rouco, I Garamendi.
Abstract
We studied the impact of various motor and nonmotor symptoms upon quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The study comprised 110 patients with PD (age: 68.6 years, course of the disease: 7.6 years). The Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS; I-IV) and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) were recorded. We recorded the correlations between years of disease and UPDRS IV, as well as PDQ-39 and UPDRS I, II, III and IV. Introduction of all variables into a linear regression model showed that 3 variables accounted for 51% of the variance in PDQ-39. Mental condition, gait disorders and complications of dopaminergic drugs are the variables that most affect the quality of life of patients with PD. Copyright (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17213723 DOI： 10.1159/000098468
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Neurol ISSN： 0014-3022 Impact factor: 1.710