Comparison of Balance, Activity-specific Balance Confidence and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Patients With Freezing and Relationship Between Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
- Enrollment
- 61
- Primary Endpoint
- Freezing of Gait Questionnaire
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Parkinson's disease is characterized by cardinal motor signs and motor freezing, gait, posture and balance disorder. About 80% of the causes of falls in Parkinson's patients are due to postural instability and motor freezing, and patients' quality of life is significantly affected. Loss of balance and falls, which are frequently experienced in Parkinson's patients, cause individuals to feel insecure during activities. It is thought that the quality of life of PD patients whose movements are restricted due to the fear of falling may also be negatively affected. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is a marker of peripheral inflammation. The relationship of peripheral inflammation to balance, activity-specific balance confidence, and quality of life in individuals is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare balance, activity-specific balance confidence, quality of life, and the relationship between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in Parkinson's patients with and without freezing.
Detailed Description
Parkinson's disease is characterized by cardinal motor signs and motor freezing, gait, posture and balance disorder. About 80% of the causes of falls in Parkinson's patients are due to postural instability and motor freezing, and patients' quality of life is significantly affected. Loss of balance and falls, which are frequently experienced in Parkinson's patients, cause individuals to feel insecure during activities. It is thought that the quality of life of PD patients whose movements are restricted due to the fear of falling may also be negatively affected. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is a marker of peripheral inflammation. The relationship of peripheral inflammation to balance, activity-specific balance confidence, and quality of life in individuals is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare balance, activity-specific balance confidence, quality of life, and the relationship between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in Parkinson's patients with and without freezing. A total of 20 Parkinson's Disease age of older the 50 participate in the research. Participants were divide into two groups with and without freezing.
Investigators
Asli Celik
Lecturer
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
- •Healthy individuals who do not have musculoskeletal disease or any neurological disease that may affect assessments
- •Older than 50 years old
- •Volunteer to participate in the study
- •Grade 1-3 on the Modified Hoehn-Yahr Scale
- •To have a score above 24 in the Standardized Mini Mental Test
- •To have a hemogram follow-up in the last 1 month before the date of participation in the study.
- •Being able to walk independently on flat ground
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having an additional or psychiatric disease other than Parkinson's disease
- •Lack of cooperation
- •Presence of orthopedic problems (such as fractures, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Freezing of Gait Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline
The scale is a scale that evaluates motor freezing in Parkinson's patients. It is questioned whether freezing occurs during activities such as walking and turning on the 6-item scale developed. In addition, in the presence of freezing, the severity, frequency and duration of freezing are recorded. The higher the score, the higher the freezing.
The Tinetti Balance and Gait Test
Time Frame: Baseline
It provides useful information on the ability of sick individuals to comfortably perform various functional tasks. For this reason, it is an easily and inexpensively applicable scale. This test consists of two parts and a total of 16 questions. These are walking in the 7-question part and balance in the 9-question part. The total score in the first 9 questions constitutes the balance score, and the total score in the next 7 questions constitutes the walking score. The total score in balance and walking constitutes the TDYT total score. TDYT score calculation is done by observation. 2 points indicate that the movement is performed correctly, 1 point indicates that there are adaptations in the movement, and 0 points indicate that the desired movement cannot be performed. A total score of 18 or less after TDYT indicates a high fall risk, a score of 19-24 indicates a moderate fall risk, and a score above 24 indicates a low risk of falling.
Activity-Specific Balance Confidence
Time Frame: Baseline
Individuals are asked 16 questions about daily living activities inside and outside the home. For each question, individuals are asked to rate their confidence in the activity between 0 and 100%. These values are added together and divided by 16 and the nearest decimal value is accepted as the value of the scale. The higher the score, the higher the balance confidence of individuals.
Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life-8
Time Frame: Baseline
One question from each of the eight domains in PHA-39, which are activities of daily living, physical discomfort, cognition, communication, emotional well-being, mobility, social support and stigma, gives the total domain score.Each question is scored between 0-4 points and points are added up. The total score is then divided by the total possible score and given as a percentage point out of 100. The lower the score, the higher the quality of life.
Hemogramme
Time Frame: Baseline
The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is a marker of peripheral inflammation.
Secondary Outcomes
- Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale(Baseline)
- Tandem stance test:(Baseline)
- Tandem walking test(Baseline)