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. 2018 Sep;11(3):133-138.
doi: 10.14802/jmd.18022. Epub 2018 Sep 30.

Musculoskeletal Problems Affect the Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Young Eun Kim  1 , Han-Joon Kim  2 , Ji Young Yun  3 , Woong-Woo Lee  4 , Hui-Jun Yang  5 , Jong-Min Kim  6 , Beomseok Jeon  2
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Musculoskeletal Problems Affect the Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Young Eun Kim et al. J Mov Disord. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: Musculoskeletal problems are more common in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) than in normal elderly, but the impact of musculoskeletal problems on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with PD is unknown.

Methods: Four hundred consecutive patients with PD were enrolled for the evaluation of musculoskeletal problems and HRQoL. HRQoL was assessed by the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, which comprised physical health and mental health.

Results: Of the total patients, 265 patients had musculoskeletal problems, and 135 patients did not have musculoskeletal problems. Patients with musculoskeletal problems reported lower levels of HRQoL in terms of physical health than did patients without musculoskeletal problems (p < 0.05). In women, all components of physical health were lower in patients with musculoskeletal problems than in patients without musculoskeletal problems (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, in men, only the bodily pain score of physical health was lower in patients with musculoskeletal problems than in patients without musculoskeletal problems. Mental health and physical health were negatively correlated with depression, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale I & II scores, and pain severity from musculoskeletal problems, in that order (p < 0.01 for all).

Conclusion: These results suggest that musculoskeletal problems in patients with PD affect HRQoL significantly, mainly in terms of physical health rather than mental health and especially in women rather than men. Musculoskeletal problems should not be overlooked in the care of patients with PD.

Keywords: Parkinson’s disease; musculoskeletal problems; quality of life.

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The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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