Research Article
Evaluation of Motor Complications in Parkinson’s Disease: Understanding the Perception Gap between Patients and Physicians
Table 6
Quality of life as assessed by patients and physicians (PDQ-8).
| | PDQ-8 | Patient | Physician | value | | Mean (SD) | Median (min, max) | Mean (SD) | Median (min, max) |
| | Mobility | 60.5 (35.5) | 75.0 (0, 100) | 62.1 (33.5) | 75.0 (0, 100) | 0.5812 | | Activities of daily living | 54.4 (36.5) | 50.0 (0, 100) | 55.4 (35.2) | 50.0 (0, 100) | 0.4868 | | Emotional well-being | 37.0 (31.4) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 35.5 (30.2) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 0.5284 | | Social support | 23.6 (30.8) | 0.0 (0, 100) | 25.7 (29.6) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 0.3386 | | Cognition | 33.5 (31.8) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 31.7 (30.8) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 0.4577 | | Communication | 33.5 (32.9) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 30.6 (31.5) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 0.1115 | | Bodily discomfort | 25.1 (29.8) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 20.1 (28.4) | 0.0 (0, 100) | 0.0102 | | Stigma | 28.4 (30.8) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 30.2 (29.0) | 25.0 (0, 100) | 0.3281 | | Summary index | 36.9 (24.5) | 34.4 (0, 100) | 36.4 (24.3) | 34.4 (0, 100) | 0.7532 |
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PDQ-8: 8-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire; SD: standard deviation.
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