Session Information
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Session Title: Parkinsonisms and Parkinson-Plus
Session Time: 1:45pm-3:15pm
Location: Agora 3 West, Level 3
Objective: The aim was to investigate the association between health-related quality of life and physical functions in the patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Background: Health-related quality of life is mainly influenced by depression, disability, disease severity and cognitive impairment in patients with idiopathic PD. Determining the related factors with the health-related quality of life is important for better treatment plans.
Method: Thirty-seven patients with idiopathic PD were included in this cross-sectional study. The Modified Hoehn-Yahr Scale (MHYS) was used to assess disease severity and Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8) was used to assessed QoL. The Nine-Hole Peg Test, Timed Up and Go Test, Berg Balance Scale, 6-Minute Walk Test, Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test, Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity were used to assess physical functions. The subscales of Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS); (1) mentation, behavior and mood, (2) activities of daily living, (3) motor examination, (4) complications of therapy were calculated.
Results: The median of MHYS was 2.0 (2.0–2.5). There were significant positive correlations between PDQ-8 and UPDRS-(1) mentation, behavior and mood (rs=0.648, p<0.001), UPDRS-(2)activities of daily living (rs=0.482, p=0.003). There were no significant correlations between PDQ-8 and other variables (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It was found that the health-related quality of life was related to mentation, behavior, mood and activities of daily living rather than physical functions in the patients with PD with low and moderate disease severity. Improving physical functions alone may not be adequate for rehabilitation of patients with PD with low and moderate disease severity, thus it is also necessary to transfer these gains into the activities of daily living and to improve the psychosocial status.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
BO. Ugut, T. Kahraman, AC. Kalkan, B. Donmez Colakoglu, A. Genc. Association between quality of life and physical functions in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2019; 34 (suppl 2). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/association-between-quality-of-life-and-physical-functions-in-patients-with-idiopathic-parkinsons-disease/. Accessed May 13, 2025.« Back to 2019 International Congress
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