Publications by authors named "Andre Luis Silveira Barezani"
Low back pain in Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional study of its prevalence, and implications on functional capacity and quality of life.
André Luis Silveira Barezani Aline Michele Batista de Figueiredo Feital Bernardo Machado Gonçalves Paulo Pereira Christo Paula Luciana Scalzo
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
July 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and its impact on functional capacity and quality of life.
Methods: Patients with idiopathic PD answered a questionnaire and were submitted to a clinical and functional assessment. Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Hoehn and Yahr Scale, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), McGill Pain Questionnaire (McGill), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), 39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) were used.