Quality of Life and Attitude in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease with and without Deep Brain Stimulation
Individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are confronted with pysical, psychological, and psychosocial issues that impact quality of life, and the medical community is increasingly recognizing health-related quality of life as a major criterion in evaulation of health interventions. Further assessment of the domains related to health-related quality of life and attitude as it relates to coping with PD is important to further assist in optimizing treatment outcomes.