Factors associated with self-rated health in people with late-stage parkinson's and cognitive impairment.
Jennifer S PigottMegan ArmstrongNathan DaviesDaniel H J DavisBastiaan R BloemStefan LorenzlWassillios G MeissnerPer OdinJoaquim José FerreiraRichard DodelAnette-Eleonore SchragPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2024)
Improvement of activities of daily living, mood and anxiety should be prioritised in clinical practice, with consideration of perception and sexual function in this population. Recent nurse consultations and higher antiparkinsonian doses are associated with better self-rated health, suggesting there is no room for a therapeutic nihilism in this population of people within a complex phase of PD.