cross-sectional analysis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: PD patients with age above 50 years, of any gender, and caregivers with age above 18 years, of any gender were considered for inclusion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Excluded from enrollment were caregiver participants of Vascular PD (VP) or Parkinson plus syndrome (PPS) patients, and caregiver participants who refused consent, or with known history of sleep disorders and/or medications, psychiatric disorders and/or medications and medical conditions causing sleep problem including -but not limited to- thyroid or hepatic disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the prevalence of sleep-related problems among sample of caregivers of Egyptian PD patients | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| correlation of clinical motor scales including H & Y scale and/or UPDRS in PD patients with severity of sleep-related problems among their caregivers. | — |
Countries
Africa
Contacts
Kasralainy hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University Neurology