Quality of life and pain in Parkinson's disease: a controlled cross-sectional study |
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| Authors: | Quittenbaum Birgitta H Grahn Birgitta |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Viale dell''Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy;2. Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA;1. Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom;2. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy;3. Department of Neurology, Kecskemet County Hospital, Kecskemét, Hungary;4. Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany;5. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania;6. Nyírő Gyula Hospital, National Institute of Psychiatry and Addictions, Budapest, Hungary;7. Department of Neurology, Holstebro Hospital, Denmark;8. King''s College London and King''s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom;9. Institute of Genomic Medicine and Rare Disorders, Semmelweis University, Hungary;10. Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Medical Center, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria;11. Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany |
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PURPOSE: To compare health-related quality of life (HRQL) and pain symptoms in patients with PD with a matched control group. To our knowledge, controlled studies of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients within this area are rare. SCOPE: Fifty-seven patients and 95 controls took part in a self-administered questionnaire study. The instruments were the SF-36, visual analogue scales, pain drawing and pain-specific questions. CONCLUSIONS: Pain problems are common in PD patients but also to a large extent in the normal population. HRQL was reduced (p < or = 0.001) for the PD patients on all the scales on the SF-36 and consequently also in the pain dimension. The study indicates that even PD patients, who are optimally diagnosed and treated by a neurologist, might require additional rehabilitation treatment to improve their HRQL and pain problems. |
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