Community Walking in People with Parkinson's Disease
Joint Authors
Brauer, Sandra G.
Morris, Meg E.
Woollacott, Marjorie H.
Lamont, Robyn M.
Source
International Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
People with Parkinson's disease often have walking difficulty, and this is likely to be exacerbated while walking in places in the community, where people are likely to face greater and more varied challenges.
This study aims to understand the facilitators and the barriers to walking in the community perceived by people with Parkinson's disease.
This qualitative study involved 5 focus groups (n=34) of people with Parkinson's disease and their partners residing in metropolitan and rural regions in Queensland, Australia.
Results found that people with PD reported to use internal personal strategies as facilitators to community walking, but identified primarily external factors, particularly the environmental factors as barriers.
The adoption of strategies or the use of facilitators allows people with Parkinson's disease to cope so that participants often did not report disability.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lamont, Robyn M.& Morris, Meg E.& Woollacott, Marjorie H.& Brauer, Sandra G.. 2011. Community Walking in People with Parkinson's Disease. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503716
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lamont, Robyn M.…[et al.]. Community Walking in People with Parkinson's Disease. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503716
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lamont, Robyn M.& Morris, Meg E.& Woollacott, Marjorie H.& Brauer, Sandra G.. Community Walking in People with Parkinson's Disease. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503716
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503716