Evaluation of quality of life and psychological aspects of Parkinson's disease patients who participate in a support group

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that can dramatically impair patient quality of life (QoL). Objective: To analyze the QoL, motor capacity, depression, anxiety and social phobia of individuals who attended a patient support group (PSG) compared to non-participants. Met...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Ribeiro Artigas, Vera Lúcia Widniczck Striebel, Arlete Hilbig, Carlos Roberto de Mello Rieder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642015000300295&lng=en&tlng=en