2016 Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 645-649
[Purpose] To investigate the 3-year prognosis of mobility and factors related to it in patients with Parkinson’s disease. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 120 Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients who consulted a neurologist in the 5 years from 2008 to 2013. Their data over a follow-up period of three years was retrospectively collected. The patients were divided into two groups of less than 5 years and more than 5 years since PD onset, and using binomial logistic regression analysis with maintenance of mobility at 3 years later as the dependent variable, related factors were investigated. [Results] PD symptoms, with the exception of tremor, and mobility significantly deteriorated over the three years. Factors related to mobility prognosis were PD symptoms, anamnesis, complications and dementia in the less than 5 years since onset group, and age, years since onset, and dementia in the more than 5 years since onset group. [Conclusion] Factors related to mobility prognosis of PD patients can be used in the planning of physical therapy programs aimed at independent living.
