Treatment Satisfaction and Its Influencing Factors in Parkinson’s Disease: A Web-Based Survey of Patients and Physicians in Clinical Practice in Japan
Table 1
Demographics of eligible respondents (patients).
Characteristic
Total, N = 186
Sex, male, %
54.8
Mean age, years, mean ± SD
62.7 ± 14.8
Age, %
<50 years
19.4
50–59 years
16.1
60–69 years
27.4
70–79 years
26.3
>80 years
10.8
Years since symptom onset, mean ± SD
8.3 ± 7.8
Years since diagnosis, mean ± SD
6.5 ± 7.3
Age at PD diagnosis, years, mean ± SD
56.2 ± 16.3
Mean H&Y stage, mean ± SD
3.2 ± 1.3
H&Y stage, %a
1-2
24.2
3
31.2
4-5
44.6
H&Y stage at PD diagnosis, mean ± SDa
2.6 ± 1.3
Currently experiencing wearing off (%)b
60.8c
Frequency of visits to a medical institution, %
1 visit per week
14.5
1 visit every 2 weeks
12.4
1 visit per month
36.0
1 visit every 2 or 3 months
34.4
≤1 visit every 4 months
1.6
Unknown
1.1
Current treatment department, %
Neurology
76.3
Neurosurgery
10.2
General internal medicine
4.3
Psychiatry
4.3
Other
4.8
aFor patients, H&Y stage was self-reported; bwearing off means duration of effectiveness of medication may be shorter than when the medication was effective and the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease were stable; symptoms of Parkinson's disease may appear before the next administration; cincluded patients who answered “once a day,” “twice a day,” or “≥3 times a day.” H&Y; Hoehn and Yahr; PD; Parkinson’s disease; SD: standard deviation.
