Viwattanakulvanid Pramon, Somrongthong Ratana, Vankwani Muskan, Kavita F N, Kumar Ramesh
College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Second Year MBBS, Dow International Medical College Karachi, Pakistan.
Int J Prev Med. 2020 Feb 17;11:25. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_221_19. eCollection 2020.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that results in gradual decline of motor, autonomic, and neuropsychiatric functions of the patient. Knowledge and factors responsible for Parkinson's disease (PD) are important among patients that could positively affect their attitude and perceptions. This study was conducted to determine the factors influencing and level of the knowledge regarding Parkinson's disease in Thailand.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 125 patients admitted in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Bangkok, Thailand. Sociodemographic variables and clinical characteristics were collected as predictors of knowledge, treatment, and self-care for PD. A validated, piloted, pretested tool was used for data collection. Multiple linear regressions were used to find the most influencing predictor of knowledge about PD. The study was approved by the Ethical Board of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
The level of education was found to be the most significant ( = 0.005) predictor of PD knowledge. PD patients with high education had significantly higher knowledge scores than those with low education in all aspects of disease ( = 0.041), treatment ( = 0.014), and self-care ( = 0.011). PD knowledge was poor in variables such as levodopa (62%), nonmotor symptoms (54%), and stem cell transplantation (40%), respectively.
The study results conclude that educational level is the most important predictor of knowledge about Parkinson's disease.
帕金森病（PD）是一种神经退行性疾病，会导致患者的运动、自主神经和神经精神功能逐渐衰退。在患者中，了解帕金森病（PD）的相关知识和影响因素非常重要，这可能会对他们的态度和认知产生积极影响。本研究旨在确定泰国影响帕金森病认知的因素及认知水平。
本横断面研究对泰国曼谷朱拉隆功国王纪念医院收治的125例患者进行。收集社会人口统计学变量和临床特征，作为帕金森病知识、治疗和自我护理的预测指标。使用经过验证、预试验和预测试的工具进行数据收集。采用多元线性回归来找出对帕金森病知识影响最大的预测因素。该研究获得了泰国朱拉隆功大学伦理委员会的批准。
发现教育水平是帕金森病知识最显著的预测因素（P = 0.005）。在疾病的各个方面（P = 0.041）、治疗（P = 0.014）和自我护理（P = 0.011）方面，高学历的帕金森病患者的知识得分显著高于低学历患者。左旋多巴（62%）、非运动症状（54%）和干细胞移植（40%）等变量方面的帕金森病知识较差。
研究结果表明，教育水平是帕金森病知识最重要的预测因素。
