Relationships among Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Taiwan
Joint Authors
Wu, Yih-Ru
Fan, Jun-Yu
Chang, Bao-Luen
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, Parkinson’s disease (PD) symptoms, PD medications, and health-related quality of life (QOL) and to identify the predictors of health-related QOL in PD patients.
To do this, we administered a battery of questionnaires and rating scales (validated Chinese versions), including the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, 39-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire, Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Scale-2, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory, to 134 patients with PD whose Minimental State Examination scores were ≥24.
We found that patients who reported having poorer QOL had longer disease durations, more severe PD symptoms, higher Hoehn and Yahr stages, and higher levodopa dosages, as well as higher levels of anxiety and depression, more sleep disturbances, and poorer overall cognitive statuses.
Among these variables, the cognitive status, dependency of activities of daily living, depression, and anxiety were identified as predictors of QOL in PD patients and were all significant and independent factors of poor QOL in PD patients.
The clinicians should be aware of the effects of these factors on QOL and attempt to treat comorbid psychiatric conditions to improve the PD patients’ QOL.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fan, Jun-Yu& Chang, Bao-Luen& Wu, Yih-Ru. 2016. Relationships among Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Taiwan. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115234
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fan, Jun-Yu…[et al.]. Relationships among Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Taiwan. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fan, Jun-Yu& Chang, Bao-Luen& Wu, Yih-Ru. Relationships among Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Taiwan. Parkinson’s Disease. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115234
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115234