Quality of life of people with Parkinson’s diseasein the context of professional work and physiotherapy

摘要

Background: Of many diseases and disorders of the nervous system Parkinson’s disease (PD) deserves a particular attention forits specific effects having an impact on the ability to undertake different forms of professional and economic activities. Due to theconstantly growing incidence rate and the lowering age of patients, PD is becoming more and more serious social problem. Theaim of this study was to determine the effects of professional work and physiotherapy on the quality of live in people with Parkinson’sdisease. Material and Methods: The research was carried out on 109 people with diagnosed PD of stage II according to theHoehn and Yahr classification. They were divided into professionally working and non-working subjects and those participatingand not participating in physiotherapy programs. The Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), was used to estimatethe patients’ clinical status. The Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39), the Quality of Life Short Form (SF-36) Questionnaireand the Parkinson’s Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQL) were used to estimate the quality of life. Results: In all groupsstatistically significant differences were observed in each of the used scale. The PDQ-39 (F = 5.278, p = 0.04), SF physical component(F = 4.24, p = 0.005), SF mental component (F = 3.45, p = 0.021), PDQL (F = 6.57, p = 0.003). The highest quality of life wasnoticed in people working professionally and participating in physiotherapy programs. Conclusions: Professional activity andparticipation in properly planned physiotherapy help reduce the symptoms and improve the quality of life of people with Parkinson’sdisease. The study showed that the quality of life of people with PD is determined by professional work and participation inthe process of rehabilitation. Med Pr 2017;68(6):725–734