Influence of tremor on the quality of life

Abstract

Purpose: to evaluate the between different age groups. Objectives: 1)To find out what kind of tremor and how often disturbs patients, 2)what are the reasons of tremor, 3) what kind of treatment can be performed and what is the effect 4)what is the effect of tremor on rutine life. Methods: The research was performed among therapic patients at the Clinical Hospital and among students of Kaunas University of Medicine. Questionnaire based surveys was performed. 472 respondents were questionned. The data were analysed with SPSS programs. (ö2) criterion was used to check hypothesis about correlation of features. Results: 67% stated that tremor disturbed them, 33% -that it didn’t.All respondents were classified by age into grupes: 33.5% <25years, 6.8% – 26–35years, 5.5% 36–45years, 12.1% 46–55years, 12.3% 56–65 years and 29.9% >65 years old. Tremor occurrence between different grupes of age was: 65.8%– <25 y., 78.1%– 26–35 y., 61.5%– 36–45 y., 54.4%– 46–55 y., 77.6 %– 56–65 y., 64.2%– > 65 y. Tremor of head, voice, chin and legs statistically depended on age (p<0.05). Respondents stated those factors that induced tremor most often: stress- 70.3%, physical work- 25.2%, fatigue- 34.8%. Tremor’s reasons depended on age and sex (p<0.05). Respondents tried those methods of management: 22.4% medications, 45.7% relaxation, 16.3% relaxing exercises, but 33.5% did nothing. 65.6% stated chosen methods as effective, 11.5 %–ineffective, 23%– of unsufficient efficiency. Efficiency of treatment depended on chosen method (p<0.05): physiotherapy, folk medicine were stated as ineffective, whereas decreasing of alcohol and coffeine usage, relaxation and relaxing exicises- as effective. 48.6 % stated short-term tremor, 42.4%–intermitent, 9.3%–persistent. [...].