Adolescent and Adult Children of Parents with Parkinson's Disease: Incorporating Their Needs in Clinical Guidelines

Table 1

Sample characteristics.

Parental Condition	PD	MS
Sample size	81	62
Adolescent  :  Adult	16  :  65	24  :  38
Mean age	27.22 (9.80)	21.37 (8.18)
Male  :  Female	32  :  49	28  :  34
Mean duration of parent’s condition in years	10.56 (6.15)	11.65 (7.62)

(Standard deviation).