TY - JOUR AU - Gomes, Wildja de Lima AU - Silva, Laize Gabriele Castro AU - Silva, Neildja Maria da AU - Costa, Robison Carlos Silva AU - Cacho, Roberta de Oliveira AU - Lima, Núbia Maria Freire Vieira AU - Cacho, Ênio Walker Azevedo PY - 2018/11/07 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Measurement and correlation of fatigue and sleep quality in Parkinson’s disease: a cross sectional study JF - Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal JA - mtprehabjournal VL - 0 IS - 0 SE - Research articles DO - 10.17784/mtprehabjournal.2018.16.556 UR - https://www.mtprehabjournal.com/revista/article/view/882 SP - 1-4 AB - <p>Background: Fatigue corresponds to a non-motor symptom of high prevalence in Parkinson’s disease (PD) affecting about one third<br>of patients with the disease. This symptom negatively affects daily activities, contributing to the deterioration of the quality of life of<br>these subjects. Objectives: To estimate fatigue in PD and to correlate with demographic characteristics, sleep, disease stage, motor<br>function and daily activities. Methods: The sample consisted of patients with PD. The following measuring instruments were used for the<br>study:Hoehn and Yahr scale, Fatigue Rating Scale, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Scale. Results: This<br>study highlights the high prevalence of fatigue in subjects with PD, and the screening and treatment of this symptom is extremely<br>relevant in clinical practice. There were no significant correlations between fatigue and other variables analyzed. Conclusions: Most<br>participants reported fatigue as a relevant problem, so it is important the use of instruments for fatigue screening in clinical practice<br>and the need to develop therapies related to this symptom in the PD.</p> ER -