Daily living: Research papers
- Habitual intake of dietary flavonoids and risk of Parkinson disease
Study findings suggest that intake of some flavonoids may reduce PD risk, particularly in men, but a protective effect of other constituents of plant foods cannot be excluded.
04 April 2012
- LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG: Behavioral Treatment Programs for Speech and Body Movement in Parkinson
The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrative discussion of the LSVT Programs including the rationale for their fundamentals, a summary of efficacy data, and a discussion of limitations and future directions for research.
01 April 2012
- Web-Based Assessment of Visual and Visuospatial Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
Demonstrating the construct validity of the web-based questionnaire, self-rated ADL and visual and visuospatial functioning were significantly associated with performance on objective measures of these abilities (all P's <0.01). The findings indicate that web-based administration may be a reliable and valid method of assessing visual and visuospatial and ADL functioning in PD.
01 April 2012
- The development and validation of a quality of life measure for the carers of people with Parkinson's disease (the PDQ-Carer)
Survey results suggest a 29-item questionnaire tapping four dimensions of quality of life (Social and Personal Activities, Anxiety and Depression, Self care, and Strain). Internal consistency reliability was found to be high for all domains. Data completeness was high. Construct validity (assessed by correlations with a generic measure of quality of life) confirmed prior hypotheses.
08 February 2012
- The association between Mediterranean diet adherence and Parkinson's disease
Higher Mediterranean-type diet adherence was associated with reduced odds for PD after adjustment for all covariates (OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.770.97; P = .010). Lower Mediterranean-type diet score was associated with earlier PD age at onset (β = 1.09; P = .006).
07 February 2012
- Loss of ability to work and ability to live independently in Parkinson's disease
Higher UPDRS dyskinesia score, UPDRS instability score, UPDRS total score, Hoehn and Yahr stage, and presence of intellectual impairment at baseline were all associated with increased risk of future loss of ability to work and loss of ability to live independently (P 0.0033). Five years after initial visit, for patients 70 years of age with a disease duration 4 years at initial visit, 88% were still able to work and 90% to live independently.
01 February 2012
