Nonmotor-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients with Subjective Memory Complaints: Comparison with PDQ-39
Joint Authors
Gschwandtner, Ute
Fuhr, Peter
Meyer, Antonia
Jenny, Alexis Lionel
Handabaka, Ivana
Calabrese, Pasquale
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is associated with cognitive decline, progressing from subjective memory complaints (SMC) via mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to dementia.
SMC are only measurable by an interview and thus rely on individuals reporting a subjectively perceived worsening of cognitive functioning.
Cognitive decline is accompanied by a reduction in quality of life (QoL); however, the extent to which SMC manifest a reduction of QoL remains unclear.
Objective.
To determine the association between SMC and deterioration of QoL in patients suffering from PD.
Methods.
A total of 46 cognitively unimpaired PD patients (29 men and 17 women) completed PDQ-39, two assessments to measure SMC (Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) and a Self-Assessment questionnaire), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).
Multiple regression modelling was conducted to investigate the confounding effect of depression and anxiety.
Results.
The PDQ-39 domain cognitions, but not the PDQ-39 sum score, correlated significantly with the SMC Self-Assessment questionnaire (r = 0.57; p<0.001).
The conducted regression model indicates a significant confounding effect of depression and anxiety (p<0.001, R2 = 0.55).
Conclusion.
In our study, SMC is significantly related to a reduction of cognitive QoL.
In addition, we observed significant relation to anxiety and depression levels.
In contrast to our main hypothesis, we found no association with overall QoL; this lack of association could be due to unstandardized questionnaires and emphasizes the need of validated tools for evaluating SMC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jenny, Alexis Lionel& Meyer, Antonia& Handabaka, Ivana& Calabrese, Pasquale& Fuhr, Peter& Gschwandtner, Ute. 2020. Nonmotor-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients with Subjective Memory Complaints: Comparison with PDQ-39. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206501
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jenny, Alexis Lionel…[et al.]. Nonmotor-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients with Subjective Memory Complaints: Comparison with PDQ-39. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Jenny, Alexis Lionel& Meyer, Antonia& Handabaka, Ivana& Calabrese, Pasquale& Fuhr, Peter& Gschwandtner, Ute. Nonmotor-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients with Subjective Memory Complaints: Comparison with PDQ-39. Parkinson’s Disease. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206501
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206501