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Quality of life in a random sample of community dwelling older patients with essential tremor.

Department of Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Bankstown Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica (impact factor: 2.47). 12/2007; 116(5):289-92. DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00863.x pp.289-92
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ABSTRACT STUDY OBJECTIVE - Nested case-control study aimed to assess the quality of life of community dwelling participants aged 65 years or over with newly diagnosed Essential Tremor (ET). METHODS AND RESULTS - Thirty-two participants with newly diagnosed ET and 32 age and gender matched controls were administered the Rand-SF36 quality of life questionnaire. Medical co-morbidities were also assessed in the two groups. Results - Participants with ET had significantly lower scores in the physical function, role limitation because of physical function, role limitation as a result of emotional problem, pain, and energy/vitality subscales of the Rand-SF36 when compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS - Older patients with newly diagnosed ET have poorer quality of life than their community dwelling counterparts without ET.

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Keywords

community dwelling counterparts
 
emotional problem
 
energy/vitality subscales
 
Essential Tremor
 
life questionnaire
 
Medical co-morbidities
 
Nested case-control study
 
Older patients
 
physical function
 
Rand-SF36 quality
 
role limitation
 
STUDY OBJECTIVE
 
two groups