Table 3.
Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire 39 items (PDQ-39) at baseline and at 6 months in medical and surgical groups, respectively
| PDQ-39 domains | Medical group Mean (SD) |
Surgical group Mean (SD) |
P value |
| Mobility baseline | 36.8 (21.5) | 29.8 (18.1) | NS |
| Mobility 6 months | 28.5 (24.5) | 20.6 (16.0) | NS |
| P value | NS | NS | |
| ADL baseline | 39.2 (19.0) | 34.7 (18.1) | NS |
| ADL 6 months | 29.2 (26.6) | 17.1 (12.6) | NS |
| P value | NS | 0.028 | |
| Emotion baseline | 30.8 (16.2) | 13.4 (9.7) | 0.022 |
| Emotion 6 months | 24.5 (15.4) | 8.8 (6.7) | 0.022 |
| P value | NS | NS | |
| Stigma baseline | 25.4 (16.0) | 32.6 (22.9) | NS |
| Stigma 6 months | 18.2 (11.6) | 9.7 (9.4) | NS |
| P value | NS | 0.027 | |
| Social baseline | 7.5 (10) | 8.33 (13.8) | NS |
| Social 6 months | 7.5 (12.1) | 0.92 (2.8) | NS |
| P value | NS | 0.059 | |
| Cognition baseline | 14.4 (15.0) | 18.1 (17.5) | NS |
| Cognition 6 months | 12.5 (12.5) | 13.2 (14.1) | NS |
| P value | NS | NS | |
| Communication baseline | 13.3 (16.75) | 13.0 (18.7) | NS |
| Communication 6 months | 10.8 (14.2) | 13.0 (8.4) | NS |
| P value | NS | NS | |
| Body baseline | 32.5 (25.0) | 32.4 (24.5) | NS |
| Body 6 months | 21.7 (18.5) | 20.4 (17.2) | NS |
| P value | NS | NS | |
| PDQ SI baseline | 25.0 (8.3) | 22.8 (13.2) | NS |
| PDQ SI 6 months | 18.9 (9.85) | 14.5 (9.5) | NS |
| P value | 0.028 | 0.038 |
PDQ SI, Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire Summary Index; NS, not significant.