Table 3.
Patient Experience With PD and Parkinson’s Treatment
| Symptom | Number Reporting Symptom, Mean (SD) | Symptom Level, Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Average hours of on-timea | 1677 (61.2%) | 10.8 (3.78) |
| Severity of movement symptomsb | 2649 (96.7%) | 4.3 (2.06) |
| Severity of painb | 1348 (49.2%) | 4.5 (2.23) |
| Severity of cognitive symptomsb | 1217 (44.4%) | 4.4 (2.17) |
| Parkinson’s Related Characteristics | ||
| Number of daily pills | Mean (SD) | 7.6 (5.39) |
| Years since diagnosis | Mean (SD) | 5.3 (4.91) |
| Prior deep brain stimulation | n (%) | 219 (8%) |
| Biological relative with PD | n (%) | 569 (20.8%) |
| Experience With Risk Outcomes | N | Mean (SD) |
| Severity of current depression or anxietyb | 1,118 | 4.4 (2.09) |
| Prior brain bleed | 67 (2.4%) | |
| Know someone who died after an operation | 922 (33.6%) | |
a
Symptom was off-time; respondents reporting off-time were asked how many hours of on-time they had in 16 waking hours each day.
b
Symptoms rated on a scale from 0 to 10 in which 0 indicated no symptoms and 10 indicated very severe symptoms.