ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2016
Use of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Short Version in Mild to Moderate Parkinson Disease.
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- Quality of life measures in Parkinson's disease: a systematic literature review of patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) and their psychometric properties.Journal of neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of life in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2021Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Parkinson's disease quality of life-7 (PDQoL-7) in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Elevated parkinsonism symptoms in autism during middle and older adulthood are linked with psychosocial, physical health, and mental health outcomes.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
- Research progress on the application of anti-gravity treadmill in the rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease patients: a mini review.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-BREF among next of kin to older persons in nursing homes.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
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- Measurement equivalence of the English, Chinese and Malay versions of the World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2019Article
- Quality of life in a German cohort of Parkinson's patients assessed with three different measures.Journal of neurology · 2018Observational
- Enhancing Quality of Life in Indian Parkinson's Disease Patients with Improved Measurement of Psychological Domains: A Perspective.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the distribution, internal consistency reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) in persons with mild to moderate Parkinson disease (PD).
designCross-sectional.
settingMovement disorders center.
participantsConvenience sample of people with PD (n=96) recruited from a movement disorders center and controls (n=60) recruited from the community (N=156).
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measureWHOQOL-BREF.
resultsThe WHOQOL-BREF domain data were relatively normally distributed, and internal consistency reliability was acceptable (α=.65-.85). Participants with PD reported lower quality of life (QOL) than controls in all except the environment domain, and physical QOL was the most impaired domain in the PD group. Age, fatigue, and physical activity limitations predicted physical QOL; depression, fatigue, and apathy predicted psychological QOL; education, executive dysfunction, and apathy predicted social QOL; and age, education, depression, and apathy predicted environment QOL.
conclusionsThe WHOQOL-BREF is a suitable tool to assess QOL in patients with mild to moderate PD. It is relatively normally distributed and internally consistent; effectively discriminates between individuals with and without PD; and correlates with relevant demographic characteristics, PD-related impairments, and activity limitations.
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