Quality of life (QoL) in relation to disease severity in Brazilian Parkinson's patients as measured using the WHOQOL-BREF


Autoria(s): Hirayamau, Marcio Sussumu; Gobbi, Sebastiao; Gobbi, Lilian Teresa Bucken; Stella, Florindo
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

01/03/2008

Resumo

This study aimed at evaluating and describing the QoL and its association with the severity of disease among Brazilian Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. In this cross-sectional study 68 PD patients were interviewed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Hoehn-Yahr (HY) scale. Analysis of variance, chi(2), Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U-tests, Spearman and Cronbach reliability coefficients were used to analyze the data. The results indicate: (1) physical capacity was the domain that showed the most deterioration; (2) severity of PD is associated with QoL measured by WHOQOL-BREF; (3) overall QoL, working capacity, activities of daily living (ADL) and self-esteem are affected in both transitional periods in the progression of PD (mild to moderate and moderate to advanced). Satisfaction with general health, pain, energy, positive feelings, personal relationship and satisfaction with home are affected in the first period of transition while mobility, body image, sexual activity and access to information are affected in the second. This study mainly shows specific facets that are affected depending on the specific periods of PD progression, which can help to understand the impact of the disease, the effectiveness of care, and the demand for health care resources. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Formato

147-160

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2007.03.007

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Clare: Elsevier B.V., v. 46, n. 2, p. 147-160, 2008.

0167-4943

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/20797

10.1016/j.archger.2007.03.007

WOS:000254208200004

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Elsevier B.V.

Relação

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #QoL #Parkinson's disease (PD) severity #WHOQOL-BREF
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article