Category: Allied Healthcare Professionals
Objective: This study aimed to investigate if there is any association between physical activity score and cognitive impairment in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Background: People with PD are likely to experience a decrease in physical activity, because of their motor, emotional, and cognitive symptoms. Functional physical activity can be an instrument for attenuating the decline in physical and cognitive function in PD individuals.
Method: Volunteers with idiopathic PD were assessed using the Human Activity Profile (HAP) to determine level of physical activity. This questionnaire comprises 94 items of routine activities with different functional levels, and can classify individuals as inactive, moderately active, or active. For detect cognitive impairment the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were checked.
Results: Forty-nine volunteers, 28 men (59,2%), Hoehn & Yahr (HY): (HY1= 16; HY2= 14; HY3= 13; HY4= 6); mean age 63,18 ± 12,56 years old, took part in the study. According to the HAP classification, 20,41% of the individuals were considered inactive, 36,73% moderately active and 42,86% active. The mean value obtained for PAH and MoCA screening was 66,93 ± 20,33 and 21,02 ± 4,63 respectively. Significant correlations were found between PAH and age (rho= -0,30; p< 0,03); PAH and HY (rho=0,92; p<0,001) and PAH and MoCA (rho=0.51; p< 0.001). MoCA was correlated with age (rho= -0,33; p= 0,02), and with HY (rho= -0,32; p= 0,02).
Conclusion: Forty-nine volunteers, 28 men (59,2%), Hoehn & Yahr (HY): (HY1= 16; HY2= 14; HY3= 13; HY4= 6); mean age 63,18 ± 12,56 years old, took part in the study. According to the HAP classification, 20,41% of the individuals were considered inactive, 36,73% moderately active and 42,86% active. The mean value obtained for PAH and MoCA screening was 66,93 ± 20,33 and 21,02 ± 4,63 respectively. Significant correlations were found between PAH and age (rho= -0,30; p< 0,03); PAH and HY (rho=0,92; p<0,001) and PAH and MoCA (rho=0.51; p< 0.001). MoCA was correlated with age (rho= -0,33; p= 0,02), and with HY (rho= -0,32; p= 0,02).
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
A.C Loureiro, B. Yamaguchi, V. Israel. Physiotherapy: Functionality and Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2020; 35 (suppl 1). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/physiotherapy-functionality-and-cognition-in-parkinsons-disease/. Accessed November 10, 2026.« Back to MDS Virtual Congress 2020
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