[A method for the self-assessment of social adaptation in parkinsonism patients]

The rating scale of self-estimation of social adaptation which permits to determine the patient's adaptation in three life spheres (professional-working, family and self-service) was described. 103 patients with different forms of parkinsonism were examined by means of this scale. High effectiveness of this scale is demonstrated for estimation of the influence of such parameters as the disease gravity, its clinical form, mnemic-intellectual disorders expression, age and the duration of disease on social adaptation. Such effect determines the validity of the scale for the prognosis of the disease development.