PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE PROBLEMS IN DAILY LIFE BY GENDER

Abstract

Parkinson diseases on the central system are both chronic and progressive. People have a lot of

The study was conducted by interviewing people with Parkinson's disease. The study was based on the PDQ-39 (Parkinson's Disease Questionaire-39). The questionnaire was adapted according to examine the scientific articles. 150 respondents were interviewed, including 50 % women and 50 % men. The object of the study was the everyday problems of patients with Parkinson's disease in daily life by gender. The purpose of the research was to identify daily problems of patients with Parkinson's disease in daily life by gender. Research tasks were to evaluate men and women with Parkinson’s disease collapse walk and felt fear of falling; to identify men and women sleep disturbances and memory problems; to evaluate men and women handwriting and language changed. Conclusions: women with Parkinson’s disease had more problems with collapsed walk than men but men had more felt fear of falling than women; women with Parkinson’s disease had more sleep disturbances than men but men had more memory problems than women; men with Parkinson’s disease had

more handwriting and language changed than women.