Table 3 Baseline PDQ-39 score and sub-scores for each group and the median change in scores over the 12 weeks
From: Improved nutritional status is related to improved quality of life in Parkinson’s disease
INT (n = 10) | INT median change over 12 wks | SC (n = 9) | SC median change over 12 wks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PDQ-39 total score | 22.5 (9 - 61) | -4 (-17 - 8) | 28 (11 - 51) | -1.5 (-8 - 23) |
Mobility | 45 (5 - 78) | -2.5 (-28 - 30) | 43.5 (2 - 88) | 1.5 (-25 - 36) |
Activities of daily living | 25 (17 - 62) | -5 (-33 - 33) | 42 (21 - 71) | 0 (-13 - 17) |
Emotional wellbeing* | 8 (0 - 71) | -4 (-25 - 4) | 29 (4 - 67) | -6.5 (-17 - 33) |
Stigma | 12.5 (0 - 56) | 0 (-19 - 18) | 3 (0 - 62) | 0 (-6 - 12) |
Social support | 4 (0 - 75) | -4 (-13 - 8) | 0 (0 - 50) | 0 (-17 - 67) |
Cognition | 19 (0 - 38) | 3 (-12 - 13) | 34.5 (19 - 50) | 0 (-19 - 18) |
Communication | 29 (8 - 75) | -4 (-25 - 9) | 17 (0 - 67) | 0 (-17 - 16) |
Bodily discomfort | 37.5 (0 - 67) | -4 (-25 - 9) | 33 (0 - 92) | 0 (-25 - 9) |