TY - JOUR
T1 - Health-related quality of life and alternative forms of exercise in Parkinson disease
AU - Hackney, Madeleine E.
AU - Earhart, Gammon M.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to specially acknowledge Gerald “Jerry” Wild, an experienced Tai Chi instructor who volunteered his time, energy and expertise to this project. We also acknowledge Josh Funk, Callie Mosiman, Karen Stringer, Minna Hong, Ruth Porter, Mike Falvo, Lauren Mehner, Tiffany Chung, Ba Huynh, Jeff Becket, Kyleen Albert, Laura Cohen, Patricia Engel, Callie Chen, Svetlana Kantorovich, Ryan Choi and Marghuretta Bland, for their assistance with this project. This work was supported by a grant from the American Parkinson Disease Association and NIH grant K01 HD 048437. The study sponsors played no role in the study design, in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
PY - 2009/11/5
Y1 - 2009/11/5
N2 - Parkinson disease (PD) reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but exercise may improve HRQoL. This pilot study compared the effects of Tango, Waltz/Foxtrot, Tai Chi and No Intervention on HRQoL in individuals with PD. Seventy-five persons with PD (Hoehn and Yahr I-III) were assigned to 20 lessons of Tango, Waltz/Foxtrot, Tai Chi, or an untreated No Intervention group. Participants completed the PDQ-39 before and after participation in 20 classes or within 13 weeks in the case of the No Intervention group. Two-way repeated measures ANOVAs determined differences between interventions. Tango significantly improved on mobility (p = 0.03), social support (p = 0.05) and the PDQ-39 SI (p < 0.01) at post-testing. No significant changes in HRQoL were noted in the Waltz/Foxtrot, Tai Chi or No Intervention. Tango may be helpful for improving HRQoL in PD because it addresses balance and gait deficits in the context of a social interaction that requires working closely with a partner.
AB - Parkinson disease (PD) reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but exercise may improve HRQoL. This pilot study compared the effects of Tango, Waltz/Foxtrot, Tai Chi and No Intervention on HRQoL in individuals with PD. Seventy-five persons with PD (Hoehn and Yahr I-III) were assigned to 20 lessons of Tango, Waltz/Foxtrot, Tai Chi, or an untreated No Intervention group. Participants completed the PDQ-39 before and after participation in 20 classes or within 13 weeks in the case of the No Intervention group. Two-way repeated measures ANOVAs determined differences between interventions. Tango significantly improved on mobility (p = 0.03), social support (p = 0.05) and the PDQ-39 SI (p < 0.01) at post-testing. No significant changes in HRQoL were noted in the Waltz/Foxtrot, Tai Chi or No Intervention. Tango may be helpful for improving HRQoL in PD because it addresses balance and gait deficits in the context of a social interaction that requires working closely with a partner.
KW - Dance
KW - Exercise
KW - PDQ-39
KW - Parkinson disease
KW - Quality of life
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70350155252
U2 - 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.03.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 19329350
AN - SCOPUS:70350155252
SN - 1353-8020
VL - 15
SP - 644
EP - 648
JO - Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
JF - Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
IS - 9
ER -