Preditor de qualidade de vida em indivíduos com doença de Parkinson moderada

The purpose of this study was to verify among the motor and nonmotor dysfunctions and the fear of falling the main predictors for poor quality of life in individuals in stages 2 and 3 of Parkinson ́s disease (PD). Thirty-nine individuals with PD (64.1±9.1 years, 10.3±4.7 duration of disease) evaluated in “on” state (fully medicated) participated of the study. Motor dysfunctions were assessed using the following tests: Unifi ed Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part III motor subscale score (UPDRS-III), timed up and go test, Balance Evaluation System Test (BESTest), one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the leg press. Nomotor dysfunctions were assessed using the following tests: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The fear of falling was as-sessed by Falls Effi cacy Scale-International (FES-I). Quality of life was assessed using the Parkinson ́s Disease Questionnaire- 39 (PDQ-39). A multiple regression linear, stepwise method was employed. Only the FES-I score entered into multiple linear regression model and showed a high ability to explain the quality of life score of individual with PD (R2 adjusted = 0.73, p