Measuring the Impact of Parkinson's Disease: An Occupational Therapy Perspective

Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting over 100,000 Canadians. With advances in medical and surgical treatments, clients are living longer and fuller lives. However, as the disease progresses those with Parkinson's continue to face a variety of deficits in th...

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Published in:Canadian journal of occupational therapy (1939) 2002-04, Vol.69 (2), p.104-113
Main Author: Gaudet, Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Care and treatment
Health aspects
Humans
Interpersonal Relationship
Occupational therapists
Occupational Therapy
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Parkinson Disease - complications
Parkinson Disease - rehabilitation
Parkinson's disease
Practice
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Rating Scales
Reproducibility of Results
Resistance (Psychology)
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting over 100,000 Canadians. With advances in medical and surgical treatments, clients are living longer and fuller lives. However, as the disease progresses those with Parkinson's continue to face a variety of deficits in their occupational performance. Although this is the domain of occupational therapists, very little is described in the occupational therapy literature related to Parkinson's. This article addresses this void by describing these deficits and current measurement tools that can be used to evaluate the impact on people living with Parkinson's disease. Although several tools are cited, three tools are recommended for an occupational therapy evaluation of individuals with Parkinson's disease: the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire.
ISSN:0008-4174
1911-9828
DOI:10.1177/000841740206900206