The role of social support in anxiety and depression among Parkinson's disease patients

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2014.886727" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2014.886727</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2014.886727" target="_blank" >10.3109/09638288.2014.886727</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The role of social support in anxiety and depression among Parkinson's disease patients

Original language description

Purpose: To explore how social support is associated with anxiety and depression in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients controlling for gender, disease duration and disease severity. Methods: The sample consisted of 124 patients (52.4% male; mean age 68.1+-8.4 years; mean disease duration 6.3+-5.5 years). Anxiety and depression were measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, social support with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and disease severity with the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale. Data were analyzed using linear regression. Results: Gender, disease duration, disease severity and social support explained 31% of the total variance in anxiety in younger PD patients but did not significantly contribute to the explanation of depression. In the older group, this model explained 41% of the variance in depression but did not significantly contribute to the explanation of anxiety. Conclusion: PD patients experience the positive influence of socia

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Disability and Rehabilitation

ISSN

0963-8288

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Volume of the periodical

36

Issue of the periodical within the volume

24

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

2044-2049

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