Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the factors that affect exercise motivation in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Methods: Data collected in Taiwan from March 2016 to January 2017. Using convenience sampling, a total of 49 participants were recruited, and participants who usually regularly exercise ≥ 150 minutes per week. Using the 8-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-8), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part II - III (UPDRS part II - III), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Hospital Anxiety Scale (HAS). Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were adopted for data analysis.
Results: Pearson correlation analysis showed L-Dopa dosage, UPDRS part II - III, FSS, PSQI, GDS-15, Hospital Anxiety Scale, and PDQ-8 were significantly correlated with exercise motivation. Fatigue was the strongest factor related to exercise motivation and explained 42.52% of the total variances; moreover, motor ability and activity of daily living explained 24.6% and 12.0% of the total variances, respectively.
Conclusion: Motor ability, the activity of daily living and fatigue were related factors of Parkinson's disease patients' exercise motivation.