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Table 4 Discriminant validity to Bb (Bothered by) and NfH (Need for Help) scores for patients grouped according to H%Y stages

From: Italian validation of the Belastungsfragebogen Parkinson kurzversion (BELA-P-k): a disease-specific questionnaire for evaluation of the subjective perception of quality of life in parkinson’s disease

Variable

HY 2

HY 3

HY 4

p val ANOVA

Total_Bb

21.0 ± 17.0

22.3 ± 16.1

29.1 ± 18.9

0.33

Physical Symptoms_Bb

5.8 ± 4.7

6.7 ± 4.7

9.4 ± 4.8

0.056

Emotional Symptoms_Bb

6.1 ± 4.3

5.9 ± 4.5

6.7 ± 4.9

0.84

Social Functioning_Bb

4.6 ± 5.3

5.2 ± 5.2

6.5 ± 5.5

0.55

Partner Bonding\Family_Bb

4.3 ± 4.8

4.6 ± 4.8

6.5 ± 5.6

0.38

Total_NfH

18.3 ± 17.4

19.7 ± 15.0

28.1 ± 18.1

0.18

Physical Symptoms_NfH

5.2 ± 5.0

6.0 ± 4.7

9.5 ± 4.5

0.022

Emotional Symptoms_NfH

5.1 ± 4.2

5.0 ± 4.2

6.9 ± 5.4

0.38

Social Functioning_NfH

4.1 ± 5.3

4.6 ± 4.7

5.8 ± 5.8

0.56

Partner Bonding\Family_NfH

3.9 ± 4.9

4.1 ± 4.6

5.9 ± 5.4

0.42