The Evaluation Of Quality Of Life Of Relatives Caring For Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
The Evaluation Of Quality Of Life Of Relatives Caring For Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
Yazar: Odabaş, Faruk Ömer; Uca, Ali Ulvi
Dergi: Dicle Tıp Dergisi, Vol. 45 No. 2, 2018
Anahtar kelimeler: Health Care Administration ; Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi ; Parkinson’s disease,load on patients’ relatives,quality of life

Objective:To evaluate quality of life (QoL) of relatives taking care of patients with idiopathicParkinson’s disease (IDP).Methods:Sixty patients with IPD and 60 patients’ relatives were included into thestudy, and 50 healthy individuals consisted of the controls. In the studygroup, the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)scores and theHoehn-Yahr Scale (HYS) stages were determined. Depression levels of the IPDpatient’s relatives and the controls were measured using the Beck DepressionInventory (BDI), while pain and fatigue levels were found via the VisualAnalogue Scale (VAS), and QoL was assessed with shorth form-36 (SF-36). Findings: Whenthe relatives of patients with IPD were compared with the controls, astatistically significance was found between pain, fatigue and depressionlevels and SF-36 physical and mental component scores. While a positivecorrelation was observed between patient’s UPDRS scores, and relatives’ BDI,pain and fatigue levels, a negative correlation was found between SF-36component and SF-36 physical component scores in these groups. Conclusions:Decreasing QoL significantly, IPD is a disorder affecting considerably bothpatients and their relatives’ lives and not only patients but also theirrelatives are influenced from the condition on a large scale. As the diseaseprogresses, the influence becomes defined and an increase is seen in clinicalfindings while a decrease is witnessed in QoL of IPD patients and theirrelatives.

Objective:To evaluate quality of life (QoL) of relatives taking care of patients with idiopathicParkinson’s disease (IDP).Methods:Sixty patients with IPD and 60 patients’ relatives were included into thestudy, and 50 healthy individuals consisted of the controls. In the studygroup, the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)scores and theHoehn-Yahr Scale (HYS) stages were determined. Depression levels of the IPDpatient’s relatives and the controls were measured using the Beck DepressionInventory (BDI), while pain and fatigue levels were found via the VisualAnalogue Scale (VAS), and QoL was assessed with shorth form-36 (SF-36). Findings: Whenthe relatives of patients with IPD were compared with the controls, astatistically significance was found between pain, fatigue and depressionlevels and SF-36 physical and mental component scores. While a positivecorrelation was observed between patient’s UPDRS scores, and relatives’ BDI,pain and fatigue levels, a negative correlation was found between SF-36component and SF-36 physical component scores in these groups. Conclusions:Decreasing QoL significantly, IPD is a disorder affecting considerably bothpatients and their relatives’ lives and not only patients but also theirrelatives are influenced from the condition on a large scale. As the diseaseprogresses, the influence becomes defined and an increase is seen in clinicalfindings while a decrease is witnessed in QoL of IPD patients and theirrelatives.