A b s t r a c t Objective: Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor disabilities and increasing dependence on others for daily life activities with consequent impact on patients' and caregivers' quality of life. Method: A crosssectional study was performed in which quality of life was assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in 21 patients with Parkinson's disease and their respective caregivers. Results: Significant differences between patients and caregivers were found in physical (p < 0.001) and psychological (p = 0.002) domains. In the Parkinson's disease group there was a significant inverse correlation between the psychological domain and duration of disease (p = 0.01), as well as between social domain and severity of disease (p = 0.001). There was a positive correlation between physical domain scores and number of people living in the same house (p = 0.02). The only significant finding in the group of caregivers was an inverse correlation between the social domain and the patients´ age (p = 0.04). Conclusion: Duration, severity of the disease and the number of people living in the same house were the most important predictors of quality of life of Parkinson's disease patients. The age of the patients was the only significant predictor found in the caregivers' quality of life. In order to complement our findings, further short-form questionnaires should be validated for Brazilian samples of Parkinson's disease.Keywords: Quality of life; Parkinson disease; Caregivers; Evaluation studies; Validity Resumo Objetivo: A doença de Parkinson é uma enfermidade neurodegenerativa comum caracterizada por disfunção motora e níveis crescentes de dependência para atividades da vida diária, com conseqüente impacto sobre a qualidade de vida dos pacientes e seus cuidadores. Método: Foi realizado um estudo transversal avaliando qualidade de vida por meio do questionário WHOQOL-BREF em 21 pacientes com doença de Parkinson e seus respectivos cuidadores. Resultados: Diferenças significativas entre pacientes e cuidadores foram encontradas nos domínios físico (p < 0,001) e psicológico (p = 0,002) do questionário WHOQOL-BREF. No grupo dos pacientes, houve uma significativa correlação inversa entre o domínio psicológico e duração da doença (p = 0,01), assim como entre domínio social e gravidade da doença (p = 0,001). Houve uma correlação positiva entre domínio físico e número de pessoas vivendo na mesma casa (p = 0,02). O único achado significativo no grupo dos cuidadores foi uma correlação inversa entre o domínio social e a idade do paciente (p = 0,04). Conclusão: Duração, gravidade e número de pessoas vivendo na mesma casa foram os fatores preditores mais importantes sobre a qualidade de vida dos pacientes com doença de Parkinson. A idade dos pacientes foi o único fator preditor encontrado sobre a qualidade de vida dos cuidadores. Outros questionários de aplicação curta devem ser validados para amostras brasileiras de pacientes com doença de Parkinson no sentido de complementar nossos ach...
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