Table 1.
Selected data from the PD patients and PT's questionnaires.
| Gait | Transfers | Manual dexterity | Stability and falls | Posture | Physical condition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importance (patient opinion): average order (n = 248) | 1.91 | 3.35 | 3.71 | 3.56 | 4.43 | 3.99 |
| Importance (PT opinion): average order (n = 91) | 2.22 | 2.95 | 4.13 | 2.25 | 4.85 | 4.60 |
| Most frequent reasons for referral (n = 92) | 25% (n = 58) | 3.45% (n = 8) | 6.03% (n = 14) | 27.59% (n = 64) | 16.38% (n = 38) | 10.78% (n = 25) |
| Limitations | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 |
| (i) No difficulties | (i) 4.8% (n = 12) | (i) 14.1% (n = 35) | (i) 8.5% (n = 21) | (i) 17.7% (n = 44) | (i) 10.1% (n = 25) | (i) 10.1% (n = 25) |
| (ii) Mild difficulties | (ii) 24.6% (n = 61) | (ii) 22.6% (n = 56) | (ii) 31.0% (n = 77) | (ii) 35.1% (n = 87) | (ii) 31.0% (n = 77) | (ii) 23.4% (n = 58) |
| (iii) Moderate difficulties | (iii) 37.5% (n = 93) | (iii) 36.3% (n = 90) | (iii) 36.7% (n = 91) | (iii) 19.0% (n = 47) | (iii) 35.5% (n = 88) | (iii) 35.9% (n = 89) |
| (iv) Severe difficulties | (iv) 21.4% (n = 53) | (iv) 19.3% (n = 48) | (iv) 17.3% (n = 43) | (iv) 16.9% (n = 42) | (iv) 18.6% (n = 46) | (iv) 18.5% (n = 46) |
| (v) Extreme difficulties | (v) 11.7% (n = 29) | (v) 7.7% (n = 19) | (v) 6.5% (n = 16) | (v) 11.3% (n = 28) | (v) 4.8 (n = 12) | (v) 12.1% (n = 30) |
| Motivation to improve | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 247 | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 |
| (i) No interest | (i) 2.8% (n = 7) | (i) 5.6% (n = 14) | (i) 2.0% (n = 5) | (i) 7.3% (n = 18) | (i) 6.4% (n = 16) | (i) 3.6% (n = 9) |
| (ii) Slight interest | (ii) 0.4% (n = 1) | (ii) 1.2% (n = 3) | (ii) 0.8% (n = 2) | (ii) 0.8% (n = 2) | (ii) 1.6% (n = 4) | (ii) 0.4% (n = 1) |
| (iii) Neutral | (iii) 12.1% (n = 30) | (iii) 11.7% (n = 29) | (iii) 13.8% (n = 34) | (iii) 10.9% (n = 27) | (iii) 9.7% (n = 24) | (iii) 9.3% (n = 23) |
| (iv) Rather interested | (iv) 19.8% (n = 49) | (iv) 21.8% (n = 54) | (iv) 19.0% (n = 47) | (iv) 19.7% (n = 49) | (iv) 18.2% (n = 45) | (iv) 22.6% (n = 56) |
| (v) Interested | (v) 64.9% (n = 161) | (v) 59.7% (n = 148) | (v) 64.4% (n = 159) | (v) 61.3% (n = 152) | (v) 64.1% (n = 159) | (v) 64.1% (n = 159) |
| Referral to PT | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 248 |
| (i) Yes | (i) 20.6% (n = 51) | (i) 17.7% (n = 44) | (i) 13.7% (n = 34) | (i) 15.7% (n = 39) | (i) 16.9% (n = 42) | (i) 14.1% (n = 35) |
| (ii) No | (ii) 79.4% (n = 197) | (ii) 82.3% (n = 204) | (ii) 86.3% (n = 214) | (ii) 84.3% (n = 209) | (ii) 83.1% (n = 206) | (ii) 85.9% (n = 213) |