Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial
In-patient multidisciplinary rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: A randomized controlled trial.
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of an inpatient 2-month multidisciplinary rehabilitative program of task-oriented exercises, cognitive-behavioral training, and occupational therapy on motor impairment, activities of daily living, and quality of life (QoL) in subjects with long-duration Parkinson's disease (PD). ⋯ Our findings suggest that multidisciplinary rehabilitative care is useful in changing the course of motor impairment, balance, activities of daily living, and QoL. The effects lasted for at least 1 y after the intervention.