Quality of life: Research papers

Complaints about impairments in executive functions in Parkinson's disease: The association with neuropsychological assessment PD patients were aware of problems with executive functions in daily life and reported considerably more problems than healthy controls. These problems were however not reflected by neuropsychological tests and may indicate a lack of ecological validity of neuropsychological assessment. 01 February 2012
Appreciation of humor is decreased among patients with Parkinson's disease Conclusions: Patients with PD have a decreased sense of humor compared to healthy controls. Utilizing audio methods of presentation and humor in an obvious mode appears to be the preferred approach for eliciting responses to humor in a PD population. 01 February 2012
An exploratory study of activity in veterans with Parkinson's disease Veterans with PD primarily expended daily energy on ADL, TV viewing, and light intensity activities. Television viewing time may have been under reported. Movement disorder specialists can be more proactive in referring patients to physical therapy and encouraging their participation in community exercise and support groups. 31 January 2012
Nonmotor manifestations of Parkinson's disease In addition, a number of nonmotor manifestations can precede the onset of motor symptoms in PD and can be used as screening tools allowing for early disease identification and for trials of possible disease-modifying interventions. This article reviews depression, sleep, and autonomic dysfunction in PD. 25 January 2012
Prevalence of pain in Parkinson's: A systematic review using the modified QUADAS tool Surprisingly, only 52.4% of PD patients with pain used analgesics, most often nonopioids. PD patients seem to be predisposed to develop pain and physicians should be aware of pain as a common feature of PD. 09 January 2012
Relationships between disability, quality of life and prevalence of nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease Disability and quality of life assessment tools measure psychosocial facets that are similar specifically with regard to physical health component of health-related quality of life, are sensitive enough to capture differences related to disease's progression and increased prevalence of NMS. 01 January 2012

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