Correlation between Functional, Self-Care, Cognition, and Drug Intake Measures in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: preliminary study
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i3p229-240Keywords:
Parkinson Disease, Mental Status and Dementia Tests, Drug Therapy.Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the impact of medication on functionality, self-care, and cognition of individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 20 people, using the following instruments: Barthel Index, Mini-Mental State Examination, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Timed Up and Go Test, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and Hoehn and Yahr scale. It was concluded that using multiple medications had a negative impact on the UPDRS scores.
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2020-09-30
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Pereira, D. A., Gomes, M. F. P., & Marques, N. R. (2020). Correlation between Functional, Self-Care, Cognition, and Drug Intake Measures in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: preliminary study. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 23(3), 229–240. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i3p229-240
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