Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
Longitudinal Change in Disability and Functioning in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Parkinson’s Disease: A Population-Based Assessment Using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with progressive disability and declining functioning, yet longitudinal population-based evidence using standardized assessments remains limited. Using the Taiwan Databank of Persons with Disabilities, we identified patients with moderate-to-severe PD (Hoehn and Yahr stages III-V) who underwent baseline and follow-up World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) assessments within 1 to 5 years. Longitudinal changes were evaluated using repeated-meas …