RT Journal Article
T1 The Impact of Depression Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Novel Case-Control Investigation
A1 Jiménez Cebrián, Ana
A1 Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
A1 Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Calvo Lobo, César
A1 Palomo López, Patricia
A1 Romero Morales, Carlos
A1 Navarro Flores, Emmanuel
AB Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disease and it is known to cause motor disturbances associated with musculoskeletal problems of the locomotor apparatus, and non-motor symptoms, that are believed to have a harmful effect on health, social functioning and mobility. The aim of this study was to evaluate depression in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) compared to subjects who do not have it. The sample consisted of 124 participants (mean age 69.18 ± 9.12). Patients with PD were recruited from a center of excellence for Parkinson’s disease (cases n = 62) and healthy subjects without PD from their relatives and caregivers (control n = 62). The Spanish version of Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) scores and categories were collected. A clear statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) was evident in the BDI scores between both groups. Parkinson’s patients presented worse results on the BDI = 15.48 ± 7.24 points compared to healthy subjects with BDI = 7.03 ± 6.99 points. Regarding BDI categories, there were statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) for the greater BDI categories in the Parkinson’s group compared with healthy subjects. The depression represents an important potential risk for increased symptoms and negative impact among patients with PD compared with healthy subjects.
PB MPDI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021-02-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6923
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6923
LA eng
NO Generalitat Valenciana
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025