Title of article :
Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease and Health- Related Quality of Life: A Mini-Review
Author/Authors :
Zafari, Ali Faculty of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Bagheri, Shahab Rehabilitation Department - Faculty of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Taherian, Reza School of Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, affecting
seven million people globally. While the association of motor symptoms of PD with healthrelated
quality of life (HRQoL) is extensively investigated, the effects of non-motor symptoms
of PD, such as cognitive and behavioural symptoms, are recently highlighted. HRQoL reflects
the physical, mental, and social aspects of health and is an essential subjective and reliable
outcome measure of the disease. The current narrative review analyses recent literature on this
topic focusing on studies in which behavioural symptoms of PD were considered as the main
determinants of HRQoL.
Keywords :
Behavior , Psychiatric , Parkinson’s disease , Quality of Life
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
