Journal article
Determinants of health-related quality of life in people with Parkinson's disease: A path analysis
SE Soh, JL McGinley, JJ Watts, R Iansek, AT Murphy, HB Menz, F Huxham, ME Morris
Quality of Life Research | Published : 2013
Abstract
Purpose: To identify the demographic factors, impairments and activity limitations that contribute to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Method: Two hundred and ten individuals with idiopathic PD who participated in the baseline assessment of a randomized clinical trial were included. The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 summary index was used to quantify HRQOL. In order to provide greater clarity regarding the determinants of HRQOL, path analysis was used to explore the relationships between the various predictors in relation to the functioning and disability framework of the International Classification of Functioning model. Resul..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project has been funded by a Michael J Fox Foundation (US) Clinical Discovery Grant 2006. SS was provided with financial support by the Australian Postgraduate Award and The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Scholarship. The authors would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Sue Finch for her statistical advice. Sze-Ee Soh was provided with financial support to write this manuscript by the Alfred Physiotherapy Research Fellowship.