Table 1.
Patient (n = 89, n = 34 females) and caregiver (n = 84, n = 54 females) characteristics.
| Mean ± SD (t0) | Mean ± SD (t1) | |
|---|---|---|
| PD patients | ||
| Age (years) | 68.3 ± 10.1 | 68.7 ± 10.1 |
| Disease duration (years) | 10.8 ± 6.2 | 11.7 ± 6.5 |
| Hoehn and Yahr stage | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 1.0 |
| PDQ-8 | 33.2 ± 21.2 | 34.8 ± 17.8 |
| MDS-UPDRS part I | 11.0 ± 6.7 | 10.0 ± 5.1 |
| MDS-UPDRS part II | 17.00 ± 11.0 | 17.7 ± 10.6 |
| BDI | 11.4 ± 7.6 | 12.0 ± 8.0 |
| Caregivers | ||
| Age (years) | 65.1 ± 10.3 | 66.2 ± 10.6 |
| Caregiving hours per day | 5.3 ± 6.5 | 5.5 ± 6.5 |
| PDCB | 30.4 ± 16.4 | 31.5 ± 16.0 |
| BDI | 9.4 ± 6.8 | 9.2 ± 6.8 |
| SF-36 total | 67.7 ± 18.6 | 64.0 ± 19.6 |
Abbreviations: BDI, Beck’s depression inventory; MDS-UPDRS, Movement Disorders Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; PD, Parkinson’s disease; PDCB, Parkinson’s disease caregiver burden questionnaire; PDQ-8, Parkinson’s disease questionnaire 8; SD, standard deviation; SF-36, short-form 36 health survey; t0, baseline (03/2019); t1, follow-up (03/2020).