Quality of life in patients with orthostatic tremor

We assessed health-related quality of life (QoL) and depression, using the SF-36 and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), in 20 orthostatic tremor (OT) patients. All dimensions of the SF-36 were markedly reduced in OT and depression was found in 11 patients. The BDI score correlated significantly wi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of neurology 2003-02, Vol.250 (2), p.212-215
Main Authors: GERSCHLAGER, W, KATZENSCHLAGER, R, SCHRAG, A, LEES, A. J, BROWN, P, QUINN, N, BHATIA, K. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Depression - etiology
Depression - psychology
Dizziness - physiopathology
Dizziness - psychology
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Nervous system as a whole
Neurology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Quality of Life - psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tremor - physiopathology
Tremor - psychology
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We assessed health-related quality of life (QoL) and depression, using the SF-36 and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), in 20 orthostatic tremor (OT) patients. All dimensions of the SF-36 were markedly reduced in OT and depression was found in 11 patients. The BDI score correlated significantly with several SF-36 subscores. We conclude that OT strongly impacts on QoL. The results highlight the importance of recognizing and treating depression in patients with OT.
ISSN:0340-5354
1432-1459
DOI:10.1007/s00415-003-0980-9