Impact of Falls on Physical Activity in People with Parkinson's Disease.

摘要: BACKGROUND: A complex relationship exists between motor impairment, physical activity (sedentary behavior, standing and ambulatory activity) falls in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE: To explore associations recent fall history the ability to retain an active lifestyle as determined by volume, pattern variability of PD. METHODS: Forty-eight participants PD were recruited from Norwegian ParkWest study. Body posture monitored objectively over 7 days using activPAL3 TM accelerometer. Clinical assessments included Hoehn Yahr stage, Unified Disease Rating Scale section Falls Efficacy Scale-International. Structured interviews performed obtain information about demographics, last 6 months, mobility dementia. RESULTS: Participants a (n = 20) spent more time sedentary less than non-falling 28). There no significant differences regarding or falling versus participants. Confidence being able get up floor contributed significantly behavior history, whereas impairment was associated all facets for CONCLUSIONS: Fall our cohort lifestyle, but not activity. More emphasis on improving capacity safely complete activities daily living increase confidence getting may reduce Language: en