Influence of motor impairment on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with Parkinson disease

This study evaluated the impact of motor impairment (MI) on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). One hundred ninety-two patients (≥50 years old) were divided according to the Hoehn and Yahr stages in: mild (stage I), mild to moderate (stage II), moderate (st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of exercise rehabilitation 2021, 17(4), 74, pp.241-246
Hauptverfasser: Kanegusuku, Hélcio, Ritti-Dias, Raphael M., Igarasi Barbosa, Pâmela Yuki, Neves Guelfi, Erica Tardelli das, Okamoto, Erika, Miranda, Camila Souza, Paula Oliveira, Tatiana de, Pimentel Piemonte, Maria Elisa
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Zusammenfassung:This study evaluated the impact of motor impairment (MI) on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). One hundred ninety-two patients (≥50 years old) were divided according to the Hoehn and Yahr stages in: mild (stage I), mild to moderate (stage II), moderate (stage III), and advanced MI (stage IV). Exercise capacity (6-min walk test [6MWT]) and quality of life (Parkinson’s Disease Ques-tionnaire [PDQ-39]) were obtained. In this context, 6MWT was progres-sively worse with increasing the severity of MI (P
ISSN:2288-176X
2288-1778
DOI:10.12965/jer.2142290.145