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| Quality of life and Parkinson's disease | | Author(s) | Patricia A Koplas, Heidi B Gans, Mary P Wisely |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 54A, no 4, April 1999 |
| Pages | pp M197-202 |
| Keywords | Parkinson's disease ; Physical disabilities ; Depression ; Quality of life ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have progressive loss of function, eventually leading to severe disability. This study examines the relationship between physical disability, depression and control beliefs and quality of life of people with PD; and it characterises how these psychosocial variables differ by stage of disease. 86 people aged 61-87, from five stages based on clinical disability, were interviewed. Established instruments were used to measure physical disability, depression, and control beliefs. Quality of life (QOL) was rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A multivariate regression model including physical disability, stage of disease, depression, mastery, and health locus of control predicted QOL, with mastery as the only significant predictor. There were significant differences by PD stage for all variables. Mastery predicted QOL in people with PD, even when depression and physical disability were included in the model. Differences in psychosocial variables by stage of PD suggest that the psychosocial profile of PD patients may change as the disease progresses. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825328 A |
| Classmark | CR6: BN: ENR: F:59: 7T |
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