Relationships Among Functional Status, Global Self-Reported Categorical Measure of Activity Level, Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological State in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Greece
Study examines relationships between activity level, quality of life, and psychological state in Parkinson’s patients, indicating complex interconnections.
Key Points
This research aims to explore how functional status, activity level, health-related quality of life, and psychological state relate in Parkinson's disease patients.
Participants completed the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire for HRQoL assessment.
Participants used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for psychological state evaluation.
Functional status was evaluated through the Five Times Sit to Stand Test (FTSST) and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).
Spearman correlation analysis and linear regression models were employed to analyze data.
Participants reported high anxiety (mean = 9.67) and depressive symptoms (mean = 8.97).
Functional status had a strong negative correlation with HRQoL (r = -0.696).
Depression was positively linked with poorer HRQoL (r = 0.618) and negatively with activity levels (r = -0.545).
Significant predictors of HRQoL included balance, disease duration, anxiety, and lower limb function.