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. 2024 Sep 26;14(10):1023. doi: 10.3390/jpm14101023

Table 1.

Baseline and 6-month follow-up characteristics.

Baseline 6-Month Follow-Up
N Mean SD N Mean SD p
SLTS-7 composite (Items 2–7) 121 39.5 10.2 121 41.9 12.0 0.04
Satisfaction with
  •   1.

    Life as a whole

121 6.8 2.0 121 7.1 1.9 0.100
  •   2.

    Physical health

121 5.1 2.2 121 5.9 2.0 <0.001
  •   3.

    Psychological health

121 6.9 2.2 121 7.0 2.3 0.624
  •   4.

    Social relations

121 7.2 2.2 121 7.2 2.2 0.675
  •   5.

    Leisure

121 6.8 2.2 121 7.1 2.1 0.168
  •   6.

    PD treatment

121 7.0 2.2 121 7.7 2.0 0.003
  •   7.

    Expectations met

121 6.5 2.2 121 7.1 2.5 0.035
 Psycho-social well-being domain
(Items 3–5)
121 20.9 5.7 121 21.3 6.1 0.224
 Treatment domain (Items 6–7) 121 13.6 4.2 121 14.8 4.2 0.007
PDQ-8 Summary Index 121 31.9 15.7 120 24.4 16.1 <0.001
EQ-5D-3L TTO * 119 0.8 0.2 120 0.8 0.2 0.001
EQ-VAS 118 57.2 19.6 119 64.4 19.1 0.001
NMSS total 121 56.3 31.1 120 39.1 25.2 <0.001
HADS total 120 10.5 6.3 121 8.9 6.2 0.003
UPDRS total 120 24.0 10.7 113 18.0 9.2 <0.001
 Part I: cognition, behavior, mood 121 1.9 1.7 121 1.6 1.3 0.281
 Part II: activities of daily living 121 12.5 5.9 121 9.7 5.4 <0.001
 Part III: motor examination 120 24.0 10.7 113 18.0 9.2 <0.001
 Part IV: motor complications 121 6.9 3.5 121 3.7 3.2 <0.001
LEDD total 121 1125.4 529.6 121 536.6 296.9 <0.001

Significant results are highlighted in bold font. Within group changes from baseline to 6-month follow-up were analyzed with Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Post-hoc, we explored the SLTS-7 items and composite scores. Abbreviations: EQ-5D-3L = European Quality of Life Questionnaire with 5 Dimensions and 3 Levels; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; LEDD = Levodopa Equivalent Daily Dose; NMSS = Non-Motor Symptom Scale; N = Number; PDQ-8 = eight-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire; SD = Standard Deviation; SLTS-7 = Satisfaction with Life and Treatment Scale-7; TTO = Time-Trade-Off; UPDRS = Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; VAS = Visual Analogue Scale. * Adapted to Country according to EuroQol.