Parkinson's disease and functional decline in older Mexican Americans

Abstract The purpose of this study was to establish prevalence and five-year incidence, and explore functional decline among older Mexican Americans with Parkinson's disease (PD). Using data from the Hispanic EPESE, baseline characteristics were compared across PD response profiles. Weighted ge...

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Published inParkinsonism & related disorders Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 397 - 406
Main Authors Schneider, Myra G, Shardell, Michelle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2008
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Cognition Disorders - epidemiology
Cognition Disorders - etiology
Delivery of Health Care - utilization
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - etiology
Disability
Disability Evaluation
Elderly
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Health Status
Humans
Male
Mexican Americans
Models, Statistical
Neurology
Parkinson Disease - epidemiology
Parkinson Disease - physiopathology
Parkinson's disease
Retrospective Studies
Disability
Mexican Americans
Parkinson's disease
Elderly
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Summary:Abstract The purpose of this study was to establish prevalence and five-year incidence, and explore functional decline among older Mexican Americans with Parkinson's disease (PD). Using data from the Hispanic EPESE, baseline characteristics were compared across PD response profiles. Weighted generalized estimating equations (GEE) modeled the association between PD and outcomes. Prevalence was 1.30%; incidence at wave 4 was 1.18%. Those with prevalent PD had worse function than those without PD at each wave. Progressive functional decline across time was observed among those with PD. Older Mexican Americans with PD often live in the community, and those who provide care for them may be overburdened.
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ISSN:1353-8020
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DOI:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.11.015