Association of depression with disease duration, quality of life and adherence in Parkinson’s disease: A cross sectional study
| Autor: | Subhash Samanta, Manisha Bisht, M Kanimozhi, Niraj Kumar, Shailendra S. Handu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 12, Iss 7, Pp 1406-1411 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-4863 2278-7135 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2288_22 |
| Popis: | Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive motor disorder often accompanied by non-motor symptoms such as depression. Objectives: The objective was to estimate the prevalence of depression in PD patients, and assess its association with disease duration, quality of life and adherence to treatment. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care centre for patients diagnosed with PD. Depression was diagnosed using Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. The Chi-square test was used to assess the difference in proportions of depression in various types and severity of PD. Depression was also correlated with disease duration, quality of life (QOL) and adherence to treatment using the Pearson correlation test. A P value of |
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