Parkinson�s disease is a progressive, degenerative neurological disorder associated to profound changes in\nthe quality of life of its survivors. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of a 16-week program of\nexercise-based interventions aiming to [1] improve motor symptoms and [2] provide social integration of PD patients.\nTo achieve this goal, we analyzed the scores recorded by the Parkinson�s disease Quality of Life questionnaire\n(PDQL) before and after the intervention. Results revealed significant improvement in overall quality of life of our\ngroup of patients (p=0.002). The results also revealed significant improvements in scores recorded from two specific\ndomains of the PDQL assessment tool; Parkinson Symptoms (p=0.002) and Social Functions (p=0.045). These\nfindings are consistent with the hypothesis that the 16-week exercise-based protocol proposed was effective to\npromote improvement in measurements of mobility and social integration of PD patients.
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