PMID- 37070058 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230419 IS - 2330-1619 (Electronic) IS - 2330-1619 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr TI - Impact of Parkinson's Disease on Caregiver Quality of Life in Japan. PG - 658-663 LID - 10.1002/mdc3.13700 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) adversely affects the quality of life (QoL) of not only patients but also their caregivers. OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors that most impact the QoL of family caregivers of patients with PD in a large Japanese population using data from the Japanese Quality-of-Life Survey of Parkinson's Disease (JAQPAD) study. METHODS: Questionnaires, including the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-Carer (PDQ-Carer), were distributed to patients and their caregivers. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed with the PDQ-Carer Summary Index (SI) score as the dependent variable to determine the factors that impact caregiver QoL. RESULTS: Overall, 1,346 caregivers were included in the analysis. Female sex, unemployment, caring for a patient with a high-level need for nursing care, and a high Nonmotor Symptoms Questionnaire score were factors with a significant negative impact on caregiver QoL. CONCLUSION: Results from this study identified several factors that affect caregiver QoL in Japan. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. FAU - Nagaki, Koichi AU - Nagaki K AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan. FAU - Nakagawa, Ryoko AU - Nakagawa R AD - Medical, AbbVie GK Tokyo Japan. FAU - Ishido, Miwako AU - Ishido M AD - Medical, AbbVie GK Tokyo Japan. FAU - Yoshinaga, Yoko AU - Yoshinaga Y AD - Medical, AbbVie GK Tokyo Japan. FAU - Watanabe, Jun AU - Watanabe J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4575-9358 AD - Medical, AbbVie GK Tokyo Japan. FAU - Kurihara, Kanako AU - Kurihara K AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan. FAU - Hayashi, Yuka AU - Hayashi Y AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan. FAU - Ogura, Hiromu AU - Ogura H AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan. FAU - Mishima, Takayasu AU - Mishima T AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan. FAU - Fujioka, Shinsuke AU - Fujioka S AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan. FAU - Tsuboi, Yoshio AU - Tsuboi Y AD - Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Fukuoka University Fukuoka Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230314 PL - United States TA - Mov Disord Clin Pract JT - Movement disorders clinical practice JID - 101630279 PMC - PMC10105109 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Japan OT - PDQ-Carer OT - Parkinson's disease OT - caregivers OT - quality of life EDAT- 2023/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/19 06:01 PMCR- 2023/03/14 CRDT- 2023/04/18 01:46 PHST- 2022/03/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/18 01:46 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - MDC313700 [pii] AID - 10.1002/mdc3.13700 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2023 Mar 14;10(4):658-663. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13700. eCollection 2023 Apr.