The association between indicators of health and housing in people with Parkinson’s disease

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Descriptives of aspects of health among people with Parkinson’s disease, n = 231

		Total score
Variable, Instrument	Number of items	Possible total scoring range, min-max	Median (q1-q3) unless other is stated	min-max
Functional limitations, HE	12	0–12	4 (2–5)	0–9
Activities of Daily Living, PADLS	1	1–5	2 (2–3)	1–5
Depressive symptoms, GDS-15	15	0–15	2 (1–4)	0–15
Autonomy, PWQ, mean (SD)	9	1–5	3.6 (0.45)	2.3–4.9
Purpose in life, PWQ, mean (SD)	9	1–5	3.3 (0.54)	2.1–4.8
Life satisfaction, item 1 LiSat-11	1	1–6	5 (4–5)	1–6

Decimals are only given if the value is between two categories; results are rounded as to one decimal or two meaningful digits
HE the Housing Enabler (a higher value/score = more functional limitations), GDS-15 the Geriatric Depression Scale (higher = more depressive symptoms), LiSat-11 the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (higher=”better”), PADLS the Parkinson's disease Activities of Daily Living Scale (higher = more severe difficulties/dependence), PWQ Psychological Wellbeing Questionnaire (higher=”better”)

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