Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2011;50(15):1553-8.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4954. Epub 2011 Aug 1.

Fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease: impact on quality of life

Hideto Miwa  1 , Takako Miwa
Affiliations
Free article

Fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease: impact on quality of life

Hideto Miwa et al. Intern Med. 2011.
Free article

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of fatigue and factors associated with fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods: Fatigue was evaluated using the PD Fatigue Scale, a self-report questionnaire consisting of 16 statements describing the severity of fatigue symptoms. Patients were also evaluated using the Unified PD Rating Scale, Zung Depression Scale, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the PD Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) for assessing quality of life (QOL), and the Apathy Scale.

Patients: We examined 46 consecutive outpatients clinically diagnosed with PD, excluding patients with cognitive impairment.

Results: Fatigue was present in 22 (48%) patients. Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that only QOL-scores and Apathy Scale scores were significant independent variables related to the presence of fatigue.

Conclusion: Fatigue is a common symptom in patients with PD, and it is a symptom closely related to impaired QOL.

PubMed Disclaimer