Table 1.
Demographics and clinical features. n = 51 dyads.
| 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.