Practical Geriatrics ›› 2023, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 96-99.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2023.01.024

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Correlation of anxiety and depression with quality of life in elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease

HUANG Mei, CHEN Hua-yu, JI Jing, ZHANG Li   

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University(Jiangsu Province Hospital), Nanjing 210029, China
  • Received:2022-02-06 Online:2023-01-20 Published:2023-01-18
  • Contact: CHE Hua-yu, Email: chy7837@126.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the correlation of anxiety and depression with quality of life in the elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease(PD). Methods A total of 214 elderly patients with PD from the Department of Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University were enrolled in this study, and Parkinson’s Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire(PDQ-39), Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI) and Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS) were used to investigate the patients’ quality of life, anxiety and depression, respectively. The correlation of anxiety and depression with quality of life was analyzed. Results The score of PDQ-39 in the elderly patients with PD was 90.75±22.34. The score of BAI was positively correlated with the score of affect and negatively correlated with the score of social support. The score of GDS was positively correlated with the score of affect, humiliation, cognition and somatic discomfort. Conclusions Anxiety and depression are the main risk factors for quality of life. It is important to pay attention to the psychological state of the elderly patients with PD and to strengthen psychological care.

Key words: Parkinson’s disease, anxiety, depression, quality of life

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