TABLE 3.
Quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease at baseline and 3-months follow-up.
| Items | Baseline (n = 119) | 3-months follow-up (n = 92) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± standard deviation | Median, interquartile range | Mean ± standard deviation | Median, interquartile range | ||
| Mobility | 21.45 ± 26.24 | 10.00 (2.50,30.00) | 22.74 ± 24.65 | 15.00 (2.50,35.00) | 0.301 |
| Activity of daily living | 21.95 ± 22.83 | 16.67 (4.17,33.33) | 23.96 ± 21.70 | 20.83 (8.33,37.50) | 0.188 |
| Emotional well-being | 11.13 ± 17.54 | 4.17 (0.00,16.67) | 12.41 ± 19.71 | 4.17 (0.00,13.54) | 0.968 |
| Stigma | 12.08 ± 19.84 | 0.00 (0.00,18.75) | 10.87 ± 17.87 | 0.00 (0.00,18.75) | 0.297 |
| Social support | 3.22 ± 10.01 | 0.00 (0.00,0.00) | 5.98 ± 12.62 | 0.00 (0.00,0.00) | 0.028 |
| Cognitions | 23.16 ± 17.57 | 25.00 (6.25,31.25) | 25.41 ± 17.60 | 25.00 (12.50,37.50) | 0.319 |
| Communication | 7.07 ± 13.32 | 0.00 (0.00,8.33) | 7.43 ± 13.89 | 0.00 (0.00,8.33) | 0.827 |
| Bodily pain | 30.04 ± 22.21 | 25.00 (16.67,41.67) | 23.01 ± 20.98 | 16.67 (0.00,41.67) | 0.037 |
| PDQ-39 total score | 16.26 ± 10.52 | 14.48 (8.65,21.61) | 16.48 ± 10.97 | 14.56 (8.06,23.10) | 0.696 |
p values refer to differences in means.