Parkinson’s Disease

Research Article

The Impact of Clinical and Cognitive Variables on Social Functioning in Parkinson's Disease: Patient versus Examiner Estimates

Table 2

Comparison of CS and PD participants on SASS and EQ variables.
CS ( )PD ( )Significance
SASS-P total42.8 (10.7)40.4 (7.6)ns
SASS-E total44.6 (11.1)41.4 (9.7)ns
EQ Total40.7 (12.7)39.3 (12.3)ns
Notes: ns: not significant; CS: control; PD: Parkinson’s disease; SASS-P: Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale, Patient version; SASS-E: Social Adaptation Self-Evaluation Scale, Examiner version; EQ: The Cambridge Behaviour Scale, empathy quotient.