Self-check Home Exercises Improves Static and Dynamic Balance, Fall Efficacy, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson`s Disease

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is a chronic progressive disease of the nervous system associated with the basal ganglia and is characterized by rigidity, bradykinesia, tremor, and instability of posture. In addition, it causes indirect disabilities and complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of self-check home exercise on fall prevention in patient with Parkinson's disease. The present study included 20 patients who met the study criterion, which was a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The present study was conducted over 12 weeks in the exercise therapy center of the G University Hospital. Periodically, once a month at the first, fifth, and ninth-week sessions, a neurosurgeon, a rehabilitation physician, a nurse in charge of neurosurgery programs dedicated to Parkinson's disease, a physiotherapist, and an occupational therapist attended the home exercises program to provide group lessons to subjects, to provide feedback regarding the home exercises program, and to carry out a self-monitoring checklist performance rate. The results showed significant differences in TUG, FRTA, FRTP, FES, STS, 10MWT, MBI, and QoL (p<.05). The present study involved showing patients with Parkinson's disease how to easily perform home exercises and how to provide ongoing feedback for motivation. The home exercises program of the present study is expected to improve the lives of patients with Parkinson's disease.