A Study on the Relevance of Relationships with others and Subjective QOL of Patients with Parkinson's disease

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  • パーキンソン病患者の他者関係と主観的QOLの関連に関する一考察
  • パーキンソンビョウ カンジャ ノ タシャ カンケイ ト シュカンテキ QOL ノ カンレン ニ カンスル イチ コウサツ

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OBJECTIVE:To clarify the relevance of the relationship between others in Parkinson's disease patients (PD patients) and subjective quality of life (QOL). The relationship with others is a relationship with family members,patients with the same disease (PD), friends, doctors, nurses and rehabilitation staff to which PD patients relate in daily life. METHODS:We conducted a survey using the "Scale for Subjective QOL Common to Patients with lntractable diseases "for PD patients who attended hospitals or clinics with neurological departments and PD patients participating in the patient association. A total of 100 valid responses were analyzed. RESULTS:The avarage value for the subjective QOL scores was 10.6±4.6 as a whole. Scoring by gender was 11.1±4.4 for men and 10.4± 4.7 for females,but no significant difference was observed.For the two items, "I am satisied with the relationship with the same disease patient "and" I arn satisified with the relationship with a general friend", the subjectiv QOL score for the relationship with others was significantly higher. CONCLUSION:PD patients who responded positively to relationships with others generally tended to be receptive or motivated. And it was suggested that improvement of satisfaction for the relationship with someone other than family members and medical workers such as patients with the same disease who understand the sufferings of PD and friends could contribute to lmprovement of subjective QOL.

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