Is managing motor symptoms enough for notable improvements in quality of life for those living with Parkinson's Disease?
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The MDS publication investigating what is important for quality of life for people living with PD revealed some important considerations
👉 A key finding was that people with PD “looking good” does not necessarily mean they are feeling as good as they could be.
Extensive interviews from people living with PD highlighted that when their motor symptoms are worse, this of course impacts quality of life in a negative way. But when motor symptoms are well controlled, this doesn’t necessarily mean that people felt better quality of life or more satisfied with their health.
đź’ˇSo, managing motor symptoms is very important but should not be the only consideration.
đź“ťOther factors like socialising, support, access to resources, feeling included in treatment decision making, mood levels and relationships were shown to notably and positively increase QoL
