Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's disease Associated with Quality of Life

VernacularTitle:非运动症状对帕金森病患者生活质量的影响
Author: Xinghui HUANG ; Litao HUO ; Wei LIANG ; QIngwen WU ; Ying CUI ; Wei SUN ; Yichun LUO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Parkinson's disease, non-motor symptoms, quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2013;19(9):887-889
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the status about non-motor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and the effect on quality of life. Methods 50 PD patients and 50 normal controls were investigated with the NMS questionnaire and the Healthy Survey short form (SF-36), and analysed with Spearman correlation. Results 98% of PD patients presented NMS, and recent memory loss, restless legs,constipation were the most frequent. All the NMS were more frequent than in the controls (P<0.05) except sexual desire, sexual difficulties and nausea or vomiting. All the dimensions of SF-36 were significantly different between the groups (P<0.05). The symptoms of constipation,decline in recent memory, decreased attention, restless legs and sleep disorders correlated with the scores of SF-36 (P<0.05). Conclusion NMS is common in PD patients, and impacts their quality of life.