Open AccessLife with Parkinson’s Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Pressure Is “OFF”
Author(s) -
Trine Hørmann Thomsen,
Sven Wallerstedt,
Kristian Winge,
Filip Bergquist
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of parkinson's disease/journal of parkinson's disease (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.747
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1877-718X
pISSN - 1877-7171
DOI - 10.3233/jpd-202342
Subject(s) - apathy , pandemic , danish , anxiety , depression (economics) , covid-19 , quality of life (healthcare) , cohort , disease , psychology , medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychotherapist , philosophy , linguistics , economics , macroeconomics
People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have been suggested to be more vulnerable to negative psychological and psycho-social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim was to assess the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in PwP. A Danish/Swedish cohort of 67 PwP was analysed. Health-related quality of life (HRQL), depression, anxiety, apathy, sleep and motor symptom-scores were included in the analysis. Additionally, the Danish participants provided free-text descriptions of life during the pandemic. Overall, the participants reported significantly better HRQL during the COVID-19 period compared with before. Reduced social pressure may be part of the explanation. Despite worsened anxiety, night sleep improved.