Research Article
Occupational Therapy for People with Early Parkinson’s Disease: A Retrospective Program Evaluation
Table 2
OT evaluation measures and treatment information (n = 23).
| | OT evaluation measures (average (SD)) | Study sample (men = 69.7 ± 11.2 yrs; women = 65.9 ± 10.7 yrs) | Comparison to healthy age-matched samples from literature [24, 26, 27] | | Men (n = 15) | Women (n = 8) | Men | Women |
| | Hand strength (n = 23) | | Grip left (lbs.) | 71.1 (19.6) | 42.0 (17.3) | 83.8 (17.6) | 50.7 (11.2) | | Grip right (lbs.) | 70.7 (19.2) | 40.6 (18.9) | 88.2 (18.3) | 52.9 (11.7) | | Finger strength (n = 20) | | Key pinch left (lbs.) | 18.8 (4.8) | 12.5 (1.9) | 20.9 (5.0) | 12.6 (2.5) | | Key pinch right (lbs.) | 19.1 (4.5) | 13.6 (1.5) | 22.3 (4.3) | 13.4 (2.8) | | Palmar pinch left (lbs.) | 16.1 (5.1) | 11.2 (3.6) | 19.2 (4.4) | 12.7 (2.9) | | Palmar pinch right (lbs.) | 16.5 (5.0) | 12.1 (3.5) | 19.5 (4.7) | 13.5 (3.2) | | Nine-Hole Peg Test (n = 23) | | Left hand (seconds) | 30.3 (6.1) | 27.7 (6.8) | 22.3 (3.71) | 21.4 (5.66) | | Right hand (seconds) | 29.9 (8.5) | 29.8 (7.5) | 21.2 (3.29) | 19.9 (3.15) | | Chief complaints reported to OT (n = 23) | | Fine motor coordination and control | 14 (60.9%) | | | | | Upper extremity strength and endurance | 10 (43.5%) | | | | | Basic and instrumental ADLs | 15 (65.2%) | | | | | ADLs | 3 (13%) | | | | | Tremors | 11 (47.8%) | | | | | Balance and mobility | | | | | | OT education information (implementation fidelity) (n = 23) | | Proactive OT education topics | | | | | | Role and purpose of OT | 23 (100%) | | | | | Home exercise program | 19 (82.6%) | | | | | Adaptations and modifications | 16 (69.6%) | | | | | Condition information | 8 (34.8) | | | | | Equipment and device use | 7 (30.4%) | | | | | Barriers to education | | | | | | Cognitive deficits | 2 (8.7%) | | | | | Language | 1 (4.3%) | | | | | Memory deficits | 1 (4.3%) | | | |
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