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Motor and non-motor determinants of health-related quality of life in young dystonia patients

Eggink, Hendriekje, Coenen, Maraike A., de Jong, Ronald, Toonen, Rivka F., Eissens, Melanie H., Veenstra, Wencke S., Peall, Kathryn J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4749-4944, Sival, Deborah A., Elema, Agnes and Tijssen, Marina AJ. 2019. Motor and non-motor determinants of health-related quality of life in young dystonia patients. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 58 , pp. 50-55. 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.08.008

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Abstract

Objectives To systematically investigate the relationship between motor and non-motor symptoms, and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in children and young adults with dystonia. Methods In this prospective observational cross-sectional study, 60 patients (6–25 years) with childhood-onset dystonia underwent a multidisciplinary assessment of dystonia severity (Burke-Fahn-Marsden Dystonia Rating Scale, Global Clinical Impression), motor function (Gross Motor Function Measure, Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function), pain (visual analogue scale), intelligence (Wechsler Intelligence Scale), executive functioning (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function) and anxiety/depression (Child/Adult Behavior Checklist). Measures were analyzed using a principal component analysis and subsequent multiple regression to evaluate which components were associated with HR-QoL (Pediatric Quality of life Inventory) for total group, and non-lesional (primary) and lesional (secondary) subgroups. Results Patients (29 non-lesional, 31 lesional dystonia) had a mean age of 13.6 ± 5.9 years. The principal component analysis revealed three components: 1) motor symptoms; 2) psychiatric and behavioral symptoms; and 3) pain. HR-QoL was associated with motor symptoms and psychiatric and behavioral symptoms (R2 = 0.66) for the total sample and lesional dystonia, but in the non-lesional dystonia subgroup only with psychiatric and behavioral symptoms (R2 = 0.51). Conclusions Non-motor symptoms are important for HR-QoL in childhood-onset dystonia. We suggest a multidisciplinary assessment of motor and non-motor symptoms to optimize individual patient management.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 1353-8020
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 24 September 2018
Date of Acceptance: 13 September 2018
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2023 03:32
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/115192

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