Citation

Artigas NR, Franco C, Leão P, Rieder CR. Arq. Neuropsiquiatr. 2016; 74(7): 519-523.

Affiliation

Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Neurologia, Porto Alegre RS, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Associacao Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquitria)

DOI

10.1590/0004-282X20160074

PMID

27487370

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Correlate the occurrence of falls and the activity of rolling over in bed with performance on the Trunk Mobility Scale (TMS) in patients with PD, and determine whether this instrument score can predict the risk of falls.

METHOD: This is a cross-sectional study. Assessed patients reported the frequency of falls in the previous year and whether they had difficulties rolling over in bed. Then, the following scales were applied: TMS, Hoehn and Yahr, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-III and Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living.

RESULTS: Eighty-five patients were analyzed. Patients with a history of falling showed worse performance in the TMS (p < 0.01). There is a significant correlation between TMS and the activity of rolling over in bed (p < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: PD fallers present worse scores in TMS, and there is a significant correlation between difficulty rolling over in bed and TMS score.

Language: en