Table 1.
PD-patient | PD-partner | ||
---|---|---|---|
Female | n (%) | 22 (43.1) | 29 (56.9) |
Level of education | |||
Elementary | n (%) | 8 (15.7) | 6 (11.8) |
Secondary | n (%) | 11 (21.6) | 16 (31.4) |
University | n (%) | 32 (62.7) | 29 (56.9) |
Level of income (SEK) | |||
0–199,000 | n (%) | 13 (25.5) | 13 (25.5) |
200,000–450,000 | n (%) | 27 (52.9) | 30 (58.8) |
>450,000 | n (%) | 11 (21.6) | 8 (15.7) |
Retired∗ | n (%) | 45 (88.2) | 39 (76.5) |
Working | n (%) | 10 (19.6) | 16 (31.4) |
Total MS | m (SD) | 3.2 (0.65) | 2.9 (0.77) |
Dimension of MS | |||
Love | md (IQR) | 3.6 (0.67) | 3.6 (1.0) |
Shared pleasurable activities | md (IQR) | 3.2 (1.25) | 3.0 (1.25) |
Shared values | md (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.5) |
Reciprocity | md (IQR) | 3.3 (1.0) | 2.8 (1.67) |
Total CBS | m (SD) | 42.5 (15.8) | |
PD-duration | m (SD) | 8.4 (6.4) | |
PDQ8SI | m (SD) | 27.4 (14.6) | |
IQCODE | M (SD) | 3.2 (.53) | |
Hohen & Yahr | md (IQR) | 2.0 (1) | |
NMSQuest | m (SD) | 12.1 (4.6) | |
UPDRS III | m (SD) | 18.1 (5.8) | |
PD-patients self-rating of motor signs | |||
Tremor | n (%) | 28 (54.9) | |
Bradykinesia | n (%) | 43 (84.3) | |
Rigidity | n (%) | 38 (74.5) | |
Gait | n (%) | 35 (68.6) |
Notes: PD: Parkinson's disease, MS: mutuality scale, CBS: caregiver burden scale, PDQ8SI: the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire Summery Index, IQCODE: Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, NMSQuest: Non-motor Symptoms Questionnaire, and UPDRS III: the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-Part III.
∗Some of the study subjects were still working.