title: [Assessing quality of life in Parkinson's disease using the PDQ-39. A pilot study].
abstract: The aim of this pilot study was to analyze an adaptation of the PDQ-39, a Parkinson's disease (PD) quality of life questionnaire, for use in Spanish. Fifty patients were enrolled. Patient characteristics and medical histories were recorded, including scores on the following scales: Hoehn and Yahr (HY), PD unified (UPDRS), Schwab and England (SE), Intermediate Scale for Assessment of PD (ISAPD). Barthel Index (BI), Pfeiffer's SPMSQ, Global Deterioration Scale (GDS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale (HDA) and the PDQ-39. Descríptive statistics were recorded, as well as Spearman's r and ANOVA results. The dimensions that correlated well with PD scale scores were mobility, daily life activities and cognitive deterioration. The dimension stigma correlated with complications on the UPDRS and the ISAPD. Emotional well-being correlated with subscale I of the UPDRS, the GDS and the HDA (r = 0.39-0.79, p < 0.01-0.001). Physical discomfort correlated only with depression and anxiety. Stage of disease and level of depression influenced most dimensions assessed by the PDQ-39. Some psychosocial factors that are important components of well-being are scarcely reflected by the clinical scales usually applied.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neurología, Hospital de Getafes, Madrid.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez-Martín
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frades Payo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fontán Tirado
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Martínez Sarriés
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: del Ser Quijano
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Valoración de la calidad de vida en la enfermedad de Parkinson mediante el PDQ-39. Estudio piloto.