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Caregiver Burden in Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Editorial. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12091184. [PMID: 36138919 PMCID: PMC9497330 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12091184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Whiteley N, Pluim CF, Split M, Cabrera Tuazon A, Moore RC, Irene Litvan, Lessig S, Filoteo JV, Schiehser DM. Prospective predictors of care partner burden and depression in Parkinson's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022; 37. [PMID: 35996353 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Care partners who provide informal care to individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) report higher levels of burden and depression; however, longitudinal research on these symptoms is scarce. The current study assessed changes in care partner burden and depression, and patient and care partner predictors of these symptoms over time. Such knowledge may provide important information for assessment and treatment of depression and burden in care partners of individuals with PD. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were 88 PD patients without dementia and their self-identified care partner (n = 88). Care partners completed the Geriatric Depression Scale and Zarit Burden Interview. PD participants completed mood questionnaires and a motor exam at baseline and 2 year follow-up. Relationships among care partner burden and depression over time with patient and care partner predictors (i.e., demographic, mood, and disease characteristics) were assessed using correlations and regression analyses. RESULTS Care partner burden and depression significantly increased over an approximate 2 year period. Greater baseline disease severity predicted worsening of care partner burden (p = 0.028), while baseline patient depression predicted worsening of care partner depression (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Results highlight differential impacts of specific PD symptoms on worsening care partner burden compared to depression; increased PD disease severity predicts increased burden, while patient mood predicts worsening of depression over time. Targeting PD disease severity and mood symptoms may prevent the progression of care partner burden and depression.
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- Nicole Whiteley
- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Neurosciences, Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.,Department of Neurosciences, Parkinson and Other Movement Disorders Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Interian A, Mann SL, Mavandadi S, St Hill LM, Kashan R, Rodriguez KM, Dobkin RD. Criticism in the Parkinson's Caregiving Relationship: A Key Target for Intervention. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2022; 35:671-679. [PMID: 34607483 PMCID: PMC11070948 DOI: 10.1177/08919887211049119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Caregiver distress is prevalent in Parkinson's disease (PD) and predictive of negative health outcomes for both people with PD and caregivers. To identify future intervention targets, it is important to better elucidate the specific processes, such as criticism, that perpetuate burden. OBJECTIVE Evaluate the frequency and impact of criticism and reactivity to criticism in PD caregiving dyads. METHODS Eighty-three people with PD and their caregivers independently completed measures of criticism and physical and emotional health. RESULTS Criticism in the caregiving relationship was reported by 71.1% (n = 59) of people with PD and 80.7% (n = 67) of caregivers. Both perceived criticism and emotional reactivity to criticism were significant predictors of caregiver distress, adjusting for PD motor and non-motor symptom severity. In contrast, criticism was not related to PD depression. CONCLUSION Criticism in the PD caregiving relationship is a clear target for psychotherapeutic intervention and may improve caregiver health and quality of life.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA. Mann is now with Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA. Mann is now with Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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Zhong X, Song PP, Wang Z, Chen H. Resilience building among Chinese family caregivers of older people with Parkinson's disease in Shanghai. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2022; 30:e2395-e2405. [PMID: 34904318 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Despite a rapid increase in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) in China, studies focusing on caregiver burden remain scarce. Challenges faced by caregivers in other Asian societies are also underexplored in the PD-related research field. To addresses this gap, this study drew on the theory of resilience and examined the caregiving experiences of Chinese family caregivers for older people with PD. We conducted participant observation and semi-structured interviews with 15 family caregivers of older people with PD in Shanghai in 2018. We used thematic analysis to identify key patterns of stressors and factors affecting the capacity of caregivers to address burdens. Our analysis shows that stressors faced by Chinese PD caregivers included physical limitations, psychological and emotional problems, reduction in social connections, financial burden and lack of information and knowledge. Three levels of factors-personal, social and structural-played different roles in resilience among Chinese PD caregivers. However, resilience was unevenly developed among PD caregivers across gender, kinship, residential status and generation. Our study provides novel empirical evidence about the burden on Chinese PD caregivers. It can inform policymakers and social workers as they develop a holistic understanding of promoting resilience building in this rapidly growing group. Our study also enriches cross-cultural knowledge about factors contributing to caregivers' resilience building in Asian societies.
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- Xiaohui Zhong
- School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- Centre for the Humanities and Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Social Work, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Social Work, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Department of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for People with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Caregivers: a Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 2022; 7:381-395. [PMID: 35527798 PMCID: PMC9059916 DOI: 10.1007/s41347-022-00261-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Anxiety and depression are common non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Caregivers of people with PD may experience severe caregiver burden. This study explored the feasibility and potential benefits of an online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) intervention for improving anxiety and depressive symptoms in people with PD and their caregivers (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04469049, 7/8/2020). People with PD or parkinsonism and anxiety and/or depressive symptoms and caregivers of people with PD participated in one of three online MBCT groups. Demographic variables, pre- and post-MBCT behavioral measures (GAD-7, PHQ-9, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire — FFMQ-15, Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire — CSAQ), and satisfaction surveys were collected. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize data. Pre- and post-MBCT behavioral scores were compared using mixed-effect models. Fifty-six potential participants were assessed for eligibility. Twenty-eight entered MBCT groups; all but one completed the intervention. The overall sample analyzed (22 people with PD, 4 caregivers) showed significant GAD-7 and PHQ-9 score reductions and FFMQ-15 total and observing and non-reactivity subscale score increases (all p’s < 0.05). Participants with PD and anxiety symptoms (n = 14) had a significant GAD-7 score reduction; those with PD and depressive symptoms (n = 12) had a significant PHQ-9 score reduction (both p’s < 0.05). Participants with PD also had a significant FFMQ-15 observing subscale score increase (p < 0.05). The caregiver sample was too small to be analyzed separately. Online MBCT is feasible (as measured by high attendance, completion rate, and participant satisfaction) and may be effective in improving anxiety and depressive symptoms in people with PD.
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Seshadri S, Norton SA, Stahl T, Shah M, Dini M, Yarab N, Holtrop JS, Kluger BM. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Challenges of Caregiving During a Pandemic for Parkinson's Family Care Partners. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2022:10499091221119462. [PMID: 35943434 DOI: 10.1177/10499091221119462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Aim: To understand Parkinson's Disease (PD) care partners' a) specific challenges that led to worsening strain and b) their suggestions for supports to help them during the ongoing pandemic. Method: Using a qualitative descriptive design, semi-structured interviews with family care partners (n = 19) were completed. Participants were recruited from 10 sites across the United States that varied in size, demographics of patient population served, and geographic location (urban, suburban, rural). Interviews were audio-recorded, de-identified, transcribed verbatim, and coded in a phased manner. The research team analyzed the data and identified themes. Results: During the pandemic, the already difficult task of caregiving was made worse by having to choose between poor options. Five themes exemplified PD care partner experiences: (1) Managing risks and benefits of medical care in settings outside the home vs meeting these needs at home; (2) Struggling to maintain employment benefits with the costs of care and risks of bringing in outside caregivers; (3) Struggling to balance caregiving and self-care; (4) Struggling to be supportive and taking on new caregiving roles in the face of less support services; and (5) Wanting social connections and feeling pressured to maintain isolation. Care partners wanted timely access to, and guidance from healthcare teams to help them. Conclusions: Care partner burden was worsened by lack of guidance when confronted by choices that could lead to negative outcomes. Movement disorder and palliative care providers may be able to alleviate some care partner burden through building systems for timely access and guidance.
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- Sandhya Seshadri
- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester NY, USA
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- 6927University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- 6927University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Parkinson's Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- 12225Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery (ACCORDS) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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Liu Y, Ding L, Xianyu Y, Nie S, Yang J. Research on depression in Parkinson disease: A bibliometric and visual analysis of studies published during 2012-2021. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e29931. [PMID: 35945720 PMCID: PMC9351875 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis and treatment rate of Parkinson disease (PD) with depression has a low diagnostic rate, and there is no consensus on the choice of treatment mode. This study evaluates the global research trends of scientific outputs related to depression in PD from multiple perspectives, using a bibliometric analysis and visualization tool to scientifically analyze the knowledge from the literature. METHODS Literature related to depression in PD published from 2012 to 2021 was included and selected from the Web of Science Core Collection database in October 2021. CiteSpace software was used to visualize and analyze co-occurrence analyses for countries, institutions, authors, and keywords. RESULTS A total of 4533 articles from the Web of Science database were included. The United States made the largest contribution with the majority of publications (1215; 29.40%). Toronto University was the most productive institution. PD, depression, quality of life, dementia, nonmotor symptom, prevalence, anxiety, Alzheimer disease, symptom, and disorder would be significantly correlated with depression in PD. The current hot spots in this field focus on the following: risk factors for depression in PD, assessment scale of depression in PD, and rehabilitation of depression in PD. CONCLUSIONS This analysis not only reveals the current research trends and hotspots but also provides some instructive suggestions on the development of depression in PD.
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- Yan Liu
- Department of Nursing, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Yan Liu, Department of Nursing, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Jiefang Road 238, Wuhan 430060, China (e-mail: )
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nursing, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Golińska PB, Bieleninik Ł, Harciarek M, Bidzan M. The impact of cognitive impairment of individuals with Parkinson’s disease on their caregivers’ mental health: A systematic review protocol. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271480. [PMID: 35853013 PMCID: PMC9295953 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Parkinson’s disease is a motor disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disorder with cardinal symptoms including bradykinesia, rigidity, and rest tremor accompanied by cognitive difficulties. The caregivers play a crucial role for individuals with Parkinson’s disease; however, many of them may suffer from high caregiver burden and mental health deterioration. This protocol of a systematic review presents a methodology of the review about the impact of cognitive impairment of individuals with Parkinson’s disease on their caregivers’ mental health. Material and methods Research will be identified by combining electronic databases searching and hand searching. The following databases will be included: Medline, PsycInfo, Web of Sciences, Cochrane, CINAHL, Embase and Scopus. The inclusion and exclusion criteria followed to PECOS model. The population of informal caregivers is defined as family members providing care on a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Exposure is linked with the evaluation of a cognitive functioning and outcome is defined as mental health among caregivers of individuals with Parkinson’s disease. We will include two types of studies: observational and intervention. Both, screening and eligibility will be done by two independent reviewers. Study quality will be assessed by two authors independently. Data will be extracted by two reviewers independently and will follow a pre-pilot extraction form. Any discrepancies will be resolved by discussion or/and consultation with another reviewer. The synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) guidelines will be used to report on included studies data. The metanalysis with usage the statistical software R version 4.1.2 (2021-11-01) “Bird Hippie” and R metaphor package 3.0–2 of will be conducted if possible. Discussion The goal of this systematic review is to present the association between caregivers’ mental health problems and their proteges’ cognitive impairment. It will enable to identify the gaps in literature and its methodology giving the suggestions for further research. Protocol registration Protocol registration number in PROSPERO: CRD42022296670
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- Paulina Beata Golińska
- Department of Neuropsychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- GAMUT-The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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Schiess N, Cataldi R, Okun MS, Fothergill-Misbah N, Dorsey ER, Bloem BR, Barretto M, Bhidayasiri R, Brown R, Chishimba L, Chowdhary N, Coslov M, Cubo E, Di Rocco A, Dolhun R, Dowrick C, Fung VSC, Gershanik OS, Gifford L, Gordon J, Khalil H, Kühn AA, Lew S, Lim SY, Marano MM, Micallef J, Mokaya J, Moukheiber E, Nwabuobi L, Okubadejo N, Pal PK, Shah H, Shalash A, Sherer T, Siddiqui B, Thompson T, Ullrich A, Walker R, Dua T. Six Action Steps to Address Global Disparities in Parkinson Disease: A World Health Organization Priority. JAMA Neurol 2022; 79:929-936. [PMID: 35816299 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.1783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance The Global Burden of Disease study conducted between 1990 and 2016, based on a global study of 195 countries and territories, identified Parkinson disease (PD) as the fastest growing neurological disorder when measured using death and disability. Most people affected by PD live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and experience large inequalities in access to neurological care and essential medicines. This Special Communication describes 6 actions steps that are urgently needed to address global disparities in PD. Observations The adoption by the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) of resolution 73.10 to develop an intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders in consultation with member states was the stimulus to coordinate efforts and leverage momentum to advance the agenda of neurological conditions, such as PD. In April 2021, the Brain Health Unit at the World Health Organization convened a multidisciplinary, sex-balanced, international consultation workshop, which identified 6 workable avenues for action within the domains of disease burden; advocacy and awareness; prevention and risk reduction; diagnosis, treatment, and care; caregiver support; and research. Conclusions and Relevance The dramatic increase of PD cases in many world regions and the potential costs of PD-associated treatment will need to be addressed to prevent possible health service strain. Across the board, governments, multilateral agencies, donors, public health organizations, and health care professionals constitute potential stakeholders who are urged to make this a priority.
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- Nicoline Schiess
- Brain Health Unit, Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Brain Health Unit, Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, Gainesville.,Associate Editor, JAMA Neurology
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Department of Neurology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Society, Mumbai, India
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- Chulalongkorn Centre of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.,The Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Chemical Safety and Health Unit, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Brain Health Unit, Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Edmond J. Safra Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Hospital Universitario Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Favaloro Foundation University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Person With Parkinsons, PD Avengers, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Neurological Health Charities Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Malaysian Parkinson's Disease Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,The Mah Pooi Soo and Tan Chin Nam Centre for Parkinson's and Related Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Weill Cornell Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Institute, New York, New York
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- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- The Michael J. Fox Foundation, New York, New York
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- The Michael J. Fox Foundation, New York, New York
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- Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Brain Health Unit, Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Karambelas GJ, Filia K, Byrne LK, Allott KA, Jayasinghe A, Cotton SM. A systematic review comparing caregiver burden and psychological functioning in caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorders. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:422. [PMID: 35733174 PMCID: PMC9219207 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04069-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Informal primary caregivers provide crucial supports to loved ones experiencing serious mental illnesses with profound outcomes for the caregivers themselves. A comprehensive understanding of how different serious mental illnesses change the caregiving experience may provide important insight into the ways in which caregivers can be better supported in their role. The aim of this review was to synthesize the comparative literature examining caregiver burden and psychological functioning (anxiety, depression, distress, and psychological wellbeing) between caregivers of people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and bipolar disorder. METHODS Studies were included if they compared caregivers across both diagnostic groups and used measures assessing either caregiver burden or psychological functioning of caregivers. Databases searched up until 11th of January 2022 included: Medline COMPLETE, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL. Reference list scans and grey literature searches across government, organisational and dissertation databases were also conducted. RESULTS Twenty-eight studies comprising 6166 caregivers were included. Fourteen studies suggested that caregiving burden was comparable across both groups. The effects of caring on caregiver mental health and stress were comparable across both groups. However, methodological limitations were noted, including a reliance on cross-sectional studies, multiple and sometimes competing definitions of caregiving burden, variable sample sizes, and variation in measures used. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS The experience of providing care is multidimensional and complex. Symptoms and functional difficulties experienced by people being cared for may affect caregivers more so than diagnosis. Caregivers play a vital role in helping people with serious mental illness. Supporting caregivers by reducing their burden and improving their psychological functioning may help them to continue to provide support, and cope with, the challenges of providing care.
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- George J. Karambelas
- grid.488501.00000 0004 8032 6923Orygen, 35 Poplar Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3052 Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia ,grid.1021.20000 0001 0526 7079School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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- grid.488501.00000 0004 8032 6923Orygen, 35 Poplar Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3052 Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- grid.1021.20000 0001 0526 7079School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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- grid.488501.00000 0004 8032 6923Orygen, 35 Poplar Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3052 Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- grid.1021.20000 0001 0526 7079School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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- grid.488501.00000 0004 8032 6923Orygen, 35 Poplar Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3052 Australia ,grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XCentre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Höllerhage M, Klietz M, Höglinger GU. Disease modification in Parkinsonism: obstacles and ways forward. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2022; 129:1133-1153. [PMID: 35695938 PMCID: PMC9463344 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-022-02520-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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To date, the diagnoses of Parkinson syndromes are based on clinical examination. Therefore, these specific diagnoses are made, when the neuropathological process is already advanced. However, disease modification or neuroprotection, is considered to be most effective before marked neurodegeneration has occurred. In recent years, early clinical or prodromal stages of Parkinson syndromes came into focus. Moreover, subtypes of distinct diseases will allow predictions of the individual course of the diseases more precisely. Thereby, patients will be enrolled into clinical trials with more specific disease entities and endpoints. Furthermore, novel fluid and imaging biomarkers that allow biochemical diagnoses are under development. These will lead to earlier diagnoses and earlier therapy in the future as consequence. Furthermore, therapeutic approaches will take the underlying neuropathological process of neurodegenerative Parkinson syndromes more specific into account. Specifically, future therapies will target the aggregation of aggregation-prone proteins such as alpha-synuclein and tau, the degradation of pathological aggregates, and the spreading of pathological protein aggregates throughout the brain. Many of these approaches are already in (pre)clinical development. In addition, anti-inflammatory approaches are in development. Furthermore, drug-repurposing is a feasible approach to shorten the developmental process of new drugs.
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- M Höllerhage
- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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Bock M, Katz M, Sillau S, Adjepong K, Yaffe K, Ayele R, Macchi ZA, Pantilat S, Miyasaki JM, Kluger B. What's in the Sauce? The Specific Benefits of Palliative Care for Parkinson's Disease. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022; 63:1031-1040. [PMID: 35114353 PMCID: PMC9395211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Increasing evidence demonstrates the benefits of palliative care among individuals with Parkinson's disease and related disorders (PDRD), but the critical components that contribute to therapeutic effects are not well understood. OBJECTIVES To determine the specific items most responsive to a palliative care intervention in PDRD and identify key correlates of improvement in patient and care partner outcomes. METHODS The main trial was a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial of outpatient integrated palliative care compared to standard care among participants with PDRD (NCT02533921), showing significantly higher patient QOL at six months and lower care partner burden at 12 months. We used longitudinal regression models to analyze changes in subdomains of patient QOL and care partner burden and Spearman correlations to evaluate key correlates of change scores in patient and care partner outcomes. We performed a secondary analysis of data from 210 patients and 175 care partners. RESULTS Compared to controls, patients in the intervention reported greater improvement in perceptions of the "self as a whole" at six months (coeff = 0.22, P < 0.05) and care partners reported greater reduction in stress, anger, and loss of control at 12 months (coeff = -.40, -0.25, -0.31, P < 0.05). Positive change in numerous patient non-motor symptoms and grief correlated with improved patient QOL, reduced patient anxiety, and increased care partner spirituality. Alleviation of care partner anxiety and depression correlated with reduced care partner burden. CONCLUSION Specific benefits of an integrated palliative approach in PDRD include improvement in patient holistic self-impressions, care partner self-efficacy, and non-motor symptoms.
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- Meredith Bock
- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Stanford University, California, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine at University of California, San Francisco California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Departments of Neurology and Medicine, Division of Palliative Care, University of Rochester, Rochester, New Year, USA
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Personalized Care in Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease: Challenges and Opportunities. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12050813. [PMID: 35629235 PMCID: PMC9147917 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12050813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Late-stage Parkinson’s disease (LSPD) patients are highly dependent on activities of daily living and require significant medical needs. In LSPD, there is a significant caregiver burden and greater health economic impact compared to earlier PD stages. The clinical presentation in LSPD is dominated by motor and non-motor symptoms (NMS) that most of the time have a sub-optimal to no response to dopaminergic treatment, especially when dementia is present. Non-pharmacological interventions, including physiotherapy, cognitive stimulation, speech, occupational therapy, and a specialized PD nurse, assume a key role in LSPD to mitigate the impact of disease milestones or prevent acute clinical worsening and optimize the management of troublesome NMS. However, the feasibility of these approaches is limited by patients’ cognitive impairment and the difficulty in delivering care at home. The present care challenge for LSPD is the ability to offer a person-centered, home-delivered palliative care model based on Advanced Care Planning. An ongoing European multicentric project, PD_Pal, aims to address this challenge.
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Santos-García D, de Deus Fonticoba T, Cores Bartolomé C, Íñiguez Alvarado MC, Feal Panceiras MJ, Suárez Castro E, Canfield H, Martínez Miró C, Jesús S, Aguilar M, Pastor P, Planellas L, Cosgaya M, García Caldentey J, Caballol N, Legarda I, Hernández Vara J, Cabo I, López Manzanares L, González Aramburu I, Ávila Rivera MA, Gómez Mayordomo V, Nogueira V, Puente V, Dotor García-Soto J, Borrué C, Solano Vila B, Álvarez Sauco M, Vela L, Escalante S, Cubo E, Carrillo Padilla F, Martínez Castrillo JC, Sánchez Alonso P, Alonso Losada MG, Ariztegui NL, Gastón I, Kulisevsky J, Blázquez Estrada M, Seijo M, Martínez JR, Valero C, Kurtis M, de Fábregues O, González Ardura J, Alonso Redondo R, Ordás C, López DíazL LM, McAfee D, Martinez-Martin P, Mir P. Predictors of the change in burden, strain, mood, and quality of life among caregivers of Parkinson's disease patients. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022; 37. [PMID: 35633051 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Caregiver burden in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been studied in many cross-sectional studies but poorly in longitudinal ones. The aim of the present study was to analyze the change in burden, strain, mood, and quality of life (QoL) after a 2-year follow-up in a cohort of caregivers of patients with PD and also to identify predictors of these changes. PATIENTS AND METHODS PD patients and their caregivers who were recruited from January/2016 to November/2017 from 35 centers of Spain from the COPPADIS cohort were included in the study. They were evaluated again at 2-year follow-up. Caregivers completed the Zarit Caregiver Burden Inventory (ZCBI), Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index (EUROHIS-QOL8) at baseline (V0) and at 2-year follow-up (V2). General linear model repeated measure and lineal regression models were applied. RESULTS Significant changes, indicating an impairment, were detected on the total score of the ZCBI (p < 0.0001), CSI (p < 0.0001), BDI-II (p = 0.024), and EUROHIS-QOL8 (p = 0.002) in 192 PD caregivers (58.82 ± 11.71 years old; 69.3% were females). Mood impairment (BDI-II; β = 0.652; p < 0.0001) in patients from V0 to V2 was the strongest factor associated with caregiver's mood impairment after the 2-year follow-up. Caregiver's mood impairment was the strongest factor associated with an increase from V0 to V2 on the total score of the ZCBI (β = 0.416; p < 0.0001), CSI (β = 0.277; p = 0.001), and EUROHIS-QOL (β = 0.397; p = 0.002). CONCLUSION Burden, strain, mood, and QoL were impaired in caregivers of PD patients after a 2-year follow-up. Mood changes in both the patient and the caregiver are key aspects related to caregiver burden increase.
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- CHUF, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, A Coruña, Spain
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- Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología Clínica, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Consorci Sanitari Integral, Hospital Moisés Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra (CHOP), Pontevedra, Spain
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- CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Consorci Sanitari Integral, Hospital General de L'Hospitalet, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Assistència Sanitària (IAS) - Institut Català de la Salut, Girona, Spain
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- Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta (HTVC), Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
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- Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), Vigo, Spain
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- CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
- Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra (CHOP), Pontevedra, Spain
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología Clínica, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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Tenison E, Lithander FE, Smith MD, Pendry-Brazier D, Ben-Shlomo Y, Henderson EJ. Needs of patients with parkinsonism and their caregivers: a protocol for the PRIME-UK cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e057947. [PMID: 35545401 PMCID: PMC9096540 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION People with parkinsonism are a highly heterogeneous group and the disease encompasses a spectrum of motor and non-motor symptoms which variably emerge and manifest across the disease course, fluctuate over time and negatively impact quality of life. While parkinsonism is not directly the result of ageing, it is a condition that mostly affects older people, who may also be living with frailty and multimorbidity. This study aims to describe the broad range of health needs for people with parkinsonism and their carers in relation to their symptomatology, disability, disease stage, comorbidities and sociodemographic characteristics. METHODS AND ANALYSIS In this single site cross-sectional study, people with parkinsonism will be sent a study information pack for themselves and their primary informal caregiver, if relevant. Data are collected via questionnaire, with additional support, if required, to maximise participation. A specific strategy has been developed to target and proactively recruit patients lacking capacity to consent, including those in residential care settings, with input from a personal consultee prior to completion of a bespoke questionnaire by a representative. Caregivers are also recruited to look at various health outcomes. Results will be displayed as descriptive statistics and regression models will be used to test simple associations and interactions. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This protocol was approved by the London-Brighton & Sussex Research Ethics Committee (REC reference 20/LO/0890). The results of this protocol will be disseminated through publication in an international peer-reviewed journal; presentation at academic meetings and conferences; and a lay summary uploaded to the PRIME-Parkinson website. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN11452969; Pre-results.
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- Emma Tenison
- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol, UK
- Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol, UK
- Older People's Unit, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK
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Chen Y, Zhou W, Hou L, Zhang X, Wang Q, Gu J, Zhang R, Yang H. The subjective experience of family caregivers of people living with Parkinson's disease: a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature. Aging Clin Exp Res 2022; 34:959-970. [PMID: 34648175 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01995-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Parkinson's disease patients (PwPD) rely heavily on their family caregivers. However, there remains uncertainty regarding the subjective experience of the family caregivers of PwPD. This study aims to provide an in-depth summary of the current knowledge about the subjective experiences of family caregivers caring for PwPD, to understand the factors that influence this experience and to provide the evidence for healthcare services. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-ethnography using Noblit and Hare's approach. The search strategy used MeSH terms in combination with free-text searching of 10 databases (from their inception until July 2021). Titles and abstracts were reviewed by two reviewers and, for the studies that met the eligibility criteria, full-text articles were obtained. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklist was employed to assess the quality of studies. RESULTS A total of 3318 studies were screened and 29 qualitative studies were included in this review. These studies recorded the experience of 399 participants across 12 countries, most were females. Five themes emerged: (a) feelings related to PD; (b) challenges to family life; (c) external challenges; (d) adjustment and adaptation; (e) external support. We propose a new conceptual model that highlights that the experiences of caregivers for PwPD are dynamic and influenced by a variety of internal and external factors. CONCLUSION Our findings illustrate the complex and dynamic experiences of family caregivers for PwPD. It is necessary to explore how the influencing factors can be modified to improve the lived experience of family caregivers.
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Zerden LD, Guan T, Shurer J, Kreitzer L, Book E. Social work, Parkinson's disease care, and COVID-19. SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE 2022; 61:139-157. [PMID: 35481456 DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2022.2069902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Parkinson's Disease is a neurological disease affecting over 10 million people worldwide. Interdisciplinary teams provide integrated care to people with Parkinson's Disease, including care for non-motor symptoms such as anxiety and depression, and many of these teams include social workers. This study sought to learn more about (a) clinical social work utilization across the continuum of care of PWP and their family care partners and (b) how patterns in utilization and service provision have shifted during the pandemic. This mixed method study identifies the breadth of roles performed by social workers in the comprehensive care of people with Parkinson's Disease (PWP). Findings underscore the important roles social workers play in providing comprehensive care for PWP and their families and their contributions to interdisciplinary teams providing holistic, integrated care, particularly during COVID-19 and into the future.
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- Lisa D Zerden
- School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- University of Syracuse, Falk College, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Muente C, Folkerts AK, Kalbe E, Thieken F, Assmann LE, Widritzki M, Eggers C, Pedrosa D, Wilhelm M. Supporting Relatives Prior to Caregiver Burden—Preventive E-Mental Health Short Intervention for Family Members of Individuals with Parkinsonism in an Early Phase of the Disease: Protocol for a Feasibility Study. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12040442. [PMID: 35447974 PMCID: PMC9024797 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12040442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Research on support for relatives of patients with Parkinsonism has mainly focused on caregivers, while preventive offers for non-caregiving relatives are lacking. Thus, the aim of this multicenter pilot study is to develop and assess the feasibility of a preventive psychosocial support program for relatives of patients with Parkinsonism. It specifically focuses on family members of patients who are in an early phase of the disease, are not currently caregiving, and have not yet developed distress symptoms. It includes a telemedicine-based, 6-week preventive psychological short intervention (PPSI). The main objective of this feasibility mixed-methods study is to specify the demand for an early, low-threshold, and low-cost short intervention and to collect feedback based on qualitative and quantitative data of N = 20 relatives. Secondary objectives are an evaluation of the effects of the intervention and an analysis of the study design. Future directions are to further develop the PPSI using these data. This study can serve as a basis for future randomized controlled studies on this intervention, which might fill an important gap in clinical supply.
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- Catharina Muente
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany; (F.T.); (M.W.); (C.E.); (D.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-64-215-865-895
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- Department of Medical Psychology Neuropsychology and Gender Studies and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (A.-K.F.); (E.K.)
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- Department of Medical Psychology Neuropsychology and Gender Studies and Center for Neuropsychological Diagnostics and Intervention (CeNDI), Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany; (A.-K.F.); (E.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany; (F.T.); (M.W.); (C.E.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany; (L.-E.A.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany; (F.T.); (M.W.); (C.E.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany; (F.T.); (M.W.); (C.E.); (D.P.)
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Giessen and Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany; (F.T.); (M.W.); (C.E.); (D.P.)
- Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), Universities of Giessen and Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University of Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany; (L.-E.A.); (M.W.)
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Factors associated with caregiver burden of adults with epilepsy in a middle-income country. Seizure 2022; 98:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2022.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Thangavelu K, Hayward JA, Pachana NA, Byrne GJ, Mitchell LK, Wallis GM, Au TR, Dissanayaka NN. Designing Virtual Reality Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Older Adults Living with Parkinson's Disease: Integrating Literature for Scoping. Clin Gerontol 2022; 45:235-251. [PMID: 31903862 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2019.1709597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Objective: This review integrates literature to discuss the potential use of virtual reality (VR) in treatment of anxiety in Parkinson's disease (PD) and inform next steps.Methods: A systematic search was performed to identify studies of VR use in PD, using four databases. Data were reported in accordance to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyzes extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).Results: Thirty-two studies met the inclusion criteria with four VR studies from the same study group directly assessing the effects of anxiety on motor symptoms in PD. Primary studies implementing a VR protocol in PD identified focus areas of understanding and alleviating freezing of gait (FOG), balance training, and cognitive and motor rehabilitation, and informed design considerations.Conclusion: VR in PD studies suggested established feasibility. With appropriate design considerations, a VR based protocol could improve anxiety outcomes in PD.Clinical implications: VR in PD provides control of a patient's field of view, which can be exploited to induce specific responses, provide visual feedback, analysis of patient actions, and introduce safe challenges in the context of training. VR assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tailored to suit subtypes of anxiety disorders in PD have the potential to improve the efficacy and effectiveness of psychotherapy in PD.
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- Karthick Thangavelu
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Mental Health Service, Royal Brisbane & Woman's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane & Woman's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Becker S, Solbrig S, Michaelis K, Faust B, Brockmann K, Liepelt-Scarfone I. Divergence Between Informant and Self-Ratings of Activities of Daily Living Impairments in Parkinson’s Disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:838674. [PMID: 35222002 PMCID: PMC8874137 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.838674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ObjectiveTo examine the agreement between self- and informant-reported activities of daily living (ADL) deficits in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients, and to examine factors influencing ADL ratings.BackgroundIn PD, the loss of functional independence is an important outcome of disease progression. The valid assessment of ADL function in PD is essential, but it is unclear to what extent informants’ and patients’ perceptions of their daily functions concur, and how other factors may influence both ratings.MethodsData of 150 PD patients who underwent cognitive and motor testing, as well as their informants were analyzed. The 10-item Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), completed separately by patients (FAQ-S) and their informants (FAQ-I), assessed ADL function. Weighted κ statistics summarized level of agreement, and a discrepancy score (FAQ-I – FAQ-S) quantified agreement. Correlation analyses between FAQ total scores, patient and informant characteristics, and cognitive scores were conducted, with post hoc regressions to determine the associations between both FAQ scores and cognition, independent of patient characteristics.ResultsThe sample included 87 patients with normal cognition, 50 with mild cognitive impairment, and 13 with dementia. Overall, there was fair to moderate agreement between patients and informants on individual FAQ items (0.27 ≤ κ ≤ 0.61, p < 0.004), with greater discrepancies with increasing cognitive impairment. Patients’ age, motor severity, non-motor burden, and depression also affected both ratings (0.27 ≤ r ≤ 0.50, p < 0.001), with motor severity showing the greatest influence on both ratings. Both the FAQ-I and FAQ-S were correlated with almost all cognitive domains. Post hoc regression analyses controlling for patient characteristics showed that the attention domain was a significant predictor of both the FAQ-S and FAQ-I scores, and memory was also a significant predictor of the FAQ-I score. Only 29.3% of patients agreed perfectly with informants on the FAQ total score, with informants most commonly rating ADL impairments as more severe than patients.ConclusionsPatient and informant ratings of ADL function using FAQ items showed moderate agreement, with only few items reaching substantial agreement. Ratings of both were associated with patient cognitive status, but also other characteristics. In addition to patient and informant reports, objective measures are needed to accurately classify ADL deficits in PD.
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- Sara Becker
- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Studienzentrum Stuttgart, IB Hochschule für Gesundheit und Soziales, Stuttgart, Germany
- *Correspondence: Inga Liepelt-Scarfone,
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Caregiver Burden in Partners of Parkinsonian Patients with Deep Brain Stimulation. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12020238. [PMID: 35204001 PMCID: PMC8870343 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12020238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, the progressive nature of the disease and the variability of disabling motor and non-motor symptoms contribute to the growing caregiver burden of PD partners and conflicts in their relationships. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) improves PD symptoms and patients’ quality of life but necessitates an intensified therapy optimization after DBS surgery. This review illuminates caregiver burden in the context of DBS, framing both pre- and postoperative aspects. We aim to provide an overview of perioperative factors influencing caregiver burden and wish to stimulate further recognition of caregiver burden of PD patients with DBS.
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Bigger SE, Vo T. Self-perceived Burden: A Critical Evolutionary Concept Analysis. J Hosp Palliat Nurs 2022; 24:40-49. [PMID: 34550912 DOI: 10.1097/njh.0000000000000805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The purpose of this article is to critically analyze the concept of self-perceived burden. The Rodgers Evolutionary Model is augmented with concept critique, a dialogic process grounded in critical hermeneutics. Self-perceived burden is a relatively mature concept with psychological, relational, and dimensional attributes that are shaped by culture and sociopolitical structures. The antecedents are demographics, circumstances, diagnoses, symptoms, prognosis, comorbidities, and knowledge and beliefs. The consequences are psychological, decisional, relational, and existential. Sociocultural factors such as universal health coverage, Confucian ethics, Buddhist/Taoist ethics, karma, and individualist- versus communitarian-based relationships are brought to light. Psychological and relational antecedents and consequences of self-perceived burden were found to be salient.
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Caregiver Burden and Quality of Life in Late Stage Parkinson’s Disease. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12010111. [PMID: 35053854 PMCID: PMC8773513 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12010111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disease involving both motor and non-motor symptoms (NMS). In the late stage of the disease, Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) stage IV-V, the symptomatology is often severe and patients become increasingly dependent on help in their daily life, resulting in an increased burden for the informal caregivers. To assess the implications of the caregiver burden, caregiver quality of life (QoL) was assessed in 74 informal caregivers to patients in late stage PD, by the Alzheimer’s Patient Partners Life Impact Questionnaire (APPLIQue), which has been found useful also in PD. The majority of caregivers were the spouse/partner. Individual items provided information on which aspects of caregiver burden were the most common, i.e., items: “feel guilty if not there (71% affirmed)”, “the situation wears me down” (65% affirmed) and “always on my mind” (61% affirmed). In simple linear regression analyses, male patient gender (p = 0.007), better cognition (p = 0.004), lower NMS burden (p = 0.012) and not being the partner (p = 0.022) were associated with better caregiver QoL. Multivariable linear regression analyses identified better cognition (p = 0.004) and male patient gender (p = 0.035) as independently associated with better informal caregiver QoL. Identifying and treating NMS as well as recognizing and alleviating caregiver burden seem essential to enhance QoL for both patients and caregivers in late stage PD.
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Leeper H, Cooper D, Armstrong T. Palliative Care Intervention Trials for Adults Living With Progressive Central Nervous System Diseases and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review. J Pain Symptom Manage 2022; 63:e88-e110. [PMID: 34147576 PMCID: PMC8683574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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CONTEXT Interest in implementing palliative care for adults living with progressive central nervous system diseases (PCNSD) and their caregivers is increasing. OBJECTIVES To inform evidence-based practice and future research by critically evaluating randomized clinical trials (RCTs) investigating palliative care interventions (PCIs) for adults living with PCNSD and their caregivers using self-reported outcomes and the patient- and caregiver-reported outcome measures employed. METHODS A systematic search using PRISMA methods of EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science databases using index and keyword methods for articles published from inception through February 28, 2021 was performed. RCTs investigating PCI as their primary aim using patient- and/or caregiver-reported outcomes to assess PCI effectiveness in adults living with PCNSD and their caregivers were included for qualitative synthesis. RESULTS Five RCTs met criteria and used 21 unique outcome measures. Pooled patient diagnoses included multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease and movement disorders, primarily Parkinson's Disease. All five RCTs assessed PCI effectiveness on patient symptom burden and caregiver burden, and three RCTs used patient QOL as a primary outcome. Overall risk of bias was low. Pooled positive findings were limited to very modest changes in patient QOL, specific physical symptoms and caregiver burden. Most outcome measures lacked clinimetric responsiveness to detect change whether caused by disease or an intervention to the patient or caregiver. CONCLUSION Sparse, low-certainty evidence for PCI impact on patient QOL, symptom burden and caregiver burden indicate future research should consider refining study populations, interventions, outcomes assessed and outcome measures to detect any change due to PCI.
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- HeatherE Leeper
- Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Office of Research Services, Division of Library Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Office of Research Services, Division of Library Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Office of Research Services, Division of Library Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Kalampokini S, Hommel ALAJ, Lorenzl S, Ferreira JJ, Meissner WG, Odin P, Bloem BR, Dodel R, Schrag AE. Caregiver Burden in Late-Stage Parkinsonism and Its Associations. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2022; 35:110-120. [PMID: 33094677 DOI: 10.1177/0891988720968263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients in the late stages of parkinsonism are highly dependent on others in their self-care and activities of daily living. However, few studies have assessed the physical, psychological and social consequences of caring for a person with late-stage parkinsonism. PATIENTS AND METHODS Five hundred and six patients and their caregivers from the Care of Late Stage Parkinsonism (CLaSP) study were included. Patients' motor and non-motor symptoms were assessed using the UPDRS and Non-motor symptom scale (NMSS), Neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI-12), and caregivers' health status using the EQ-5D-3 L. Caregiver burden was assessed by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). RESULTS The majority of caregivers were the spouse or life partner (71.2%), and were living with the patient at home (67%). Approximately half of caregivers reported anxiety/depression and pain/discomfort (45% and 59% respectively). The factors most strongly associated with caregiver burden were patients' neuropsychiatric features on the total NPI score (r = 0.38, p < 0.0001), total NMSS score (r = 0.28, p < 0.0001), caring for male patients and patients living at home. Being the spouse, the hours per day assisting and supervising the patient as well as caregivers' EQ-5D mood and pain scores were also associated with higher ZBI scores (all p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The care of patients with late stage parkinsonism is associated with significant caregiver burden, particularly when patients manifest many neuropsychiatric and non-motor features and when caring for a male patient at home.
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- Stefania Kalampokini
- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, 61554University College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, 6029Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, 162199Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.,Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Palliativmedizin und Klinik für Neurologie Universität München-Klinikum Großhadern, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Agatharied Hospital, Hausham, Germany
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular 37809Universidade di Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Service de Neurologie, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.,Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, 27086University de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.,Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.,New Zealand Brain Research Institute, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurology, 59568Lund University Hospital, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, 6029Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
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Subramanian I, Hinkle JT, Chaudhuri KR, Mari Z, Fernandez H, Pontone GM. Mind the gap: Inequalities in mental health care and lack of social support in Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2021; 93:97-102. [PMID: 34887173 PMCID: PMC9664995 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inequalities in mental healthcare and lack of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic have lowered quality of life and increased overall burden of disease in people with Parkinson's (PWP). Although the pandemic has brought attention to these inequalities, they are long standing and will persist unless addressed. Lack of awareness of mental health issues is a major barrier and even when recognized disparities based on race, gender, and socioeconomic factors limit access to already scarce resources. Stigma regarding mental illness is highly prevalent and is a major barrier even when adequate care exists. Limited access to mental healthcare during the pandemic and in general increases the burden on caregivers and families. Historically, initiatives to improve mental healthcare for PWP focused on interventions designed for specialty and academic centers generally located in large metropolitan areas, which has created unintended geographic disparities in access. In order to address these issues this point of view suggests a community-based wellness model to extend the reach of mental healthcare resources for PWP.
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- Indu Subramanian
- Dept of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southwest Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centers, Veterans Administration, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Medical Scientist Training Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK; Psychology & Neuroscience and Parkinson's Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Center for Neurological Restoration, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Dept. of Neurology & Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Thieken F, van Munster M. Deriving Implications for Care Delivery in Parkinson's Disease by Co-Diagnosing Caregivers as Invisible Patients. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11121629. [PMID: 34942931 PMCID: PMC8699371 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11121629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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For persons with Parkinson’s disease, the loss of autonomy in daily life leads to a high level of dependency on relatives’ support. Such dependency strongly correlates with high levels of perceived stress and psychosocial burden in informal caregivers. Global developments, such as demographic change and the associated thinning infrastructure in rural areas cause a continuously growing need for medical and nursing care. However, this need is not being adequately met. The resulting care gap is being made up by unpaid or underpaid work of informal caregivers. The double burden of care work and gainful employment creates enormous health-related impairments of the informal caregivers, so that they eventually become invisible patients themselves. Expectedly, those invisible patients do not receive the best care, leading to a decrease in quality of life and, in the end, to worse care for PD patients. Suggested solutions to relieve relatives, such as moving the person affected by Parkinson’s to a nursing home, often do not meet the wishes of patients and informal caregivers, nor does it appear as a structural solution in the light of demographic change against an economic background. Rather, it requires the development, implementation and evaluation of new, holistic approaches to care that make invisible patients visible.
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- Franziska Thieken
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043 Marburg, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-6421-58-64855
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- Faculty of Medicine, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Biegenstraße 10, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Lubomski M, Davis RL, Sue CM. Cognitive Influences in Parkinson's Disease Patients and Their Caregivers: Perspectives From an Australian Cohort. Front Neurol 2021; 12:673816. [PMID: 34867699 PMCID: PMC8634644 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.673816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Objectives: Cognitive impairment impacts negatively on Parkinson's disease (PD) patient and caregiver quality of life (QoL). We examined cognitive impairment in PD patients and their caregivers to determine if caregiver cognition affected their PD relative. Methods: Validated cognition and clinical outcome measures were assessed in 103 PD patients and 81 caregivers. Results: PD patients showed more cognitive impairment than their carers, with 48.6% having possible Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and 16.5% having PD dementia. Increasing age, male gender, lower education level, various non-motor symptoms and certain therapies, associated with poorer cognition in PD. Eighteen and a half percent of caregivers were found to have MCI, in association with a lower physical and mental QoL. This reflected in lower QoL and mood for the respective PD patients. Conclusion: Impaired cognition and QoL in caregivers was associated with decreased QoL and mood for respective PD patients, suggesting MCI in caregivers is an important consideration for the management of PD.
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- Michal Lubomski
- Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.,Department of Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.,Department of Neurogenetics, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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Rutten S, van Wegen EE, Ghielen I, Schoon B, van den Heuvel OA. Symptom dimensions of anxiety in Parkinson's disease: Replication study in a neuropsychiatric patient population. Clin Park Relat Disord 2021; 5:100117. [PMID: 34825163 PMCID: PMC8605274 DOI: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2021.100117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Anxiety disorders occur in approximately one third of people with Parkinson's disease (PD), and have a major impact on patient and caregiver wellbeing. In order to better understand and diagnose anxiety in PD patients, we investigated the generalizability of the results of a previous factor analysis on anxiety symptoms to a sample of PD patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, anxiety symptoms were measured with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) in 123 PD patients who were referred for neuropsychiatric diagnostics and treatment. Subscales of anxiety were analyzed through principal component analysis of BAI items. The associations between BAI subscales and symptoms of motor and cognitive function and depression were assessed through regression analyses. RESULTS Similar to the previous factor analysis, we found one psychological (affective) and four somatic subscales of anxiety in the BAI. The affective subscale was the principal component explaining 35.9% of the variance. The scores on the total BAI and the affective subscale were significantly associated with depressive symptoms. In a post-hoc analysis, the affective subscale had equal power as compared to the total BAI in predicting whether or not participants were diagnosed with an anxiety disorder after psychiatric evaluation. CONCLUSION In this study, we replicated our previous findings of one affective and multiple somatic subscales of the BAI. The 7-item affective subscale of the BAI shows potential as a screening tool for non-episodic anxiety in PD. However, in clinical practice, we recommend evaluating anxiety symptoms in the context of other PD symptoms, including motor, autonomic, and other (neuro)psychiatric symptoms.
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- Sonja Rutten
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Cognitive and Behavior Deficits in Parkinson's Disease with Alteration of FDG-PET Irrespective of Age. Geriatrics (Basel) 2021; 6:geriatrics6040110. [PMID: 34842741 PMCID: PMC8628799 DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics6040110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Significant progress has been made in our understanding of the neurobiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Post-mortem studies are an important step and could help to comprehend not only the progression of motor symptoms, but also the involvement of other clinical domains, including cognition, behavior and impulse control disorders (ICDs). The correlation of neuropathological extension of the disease with the clinical stages remains challenging. Molecular imaging, including positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon computed tomography (SPECT), could allow for bridging the gap by providing in vivo evidence of disease extension. In the last decade, we have observed a plethora of reports describing improvements in the sensitivity of neuroimaging techniques. These data contribute to increasing the accuracy of PD diagnosis, differentiating PD from other causes of parkinsonism and also obtaining a surrogate marker of disease progression. FDG-PET has been used to measure cerebral metabolic rates of glucose, a proxy for neuronal activity, in PD. Many studies have shown that this technique could be used in early PD, where reduced metabolic activity correlates with disease progression and could predict histopathological diagnosis. The aim of this work is to report two particular cases of PD in which the assessment of brain metabolic activity (from FDG-PET) has been combined with clinical aspects of non-motor symptoms. Integration of information on neuropsychological and metabolic imaging allows us to improve the treatment of PD patients irrespective of age.
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Analysis of Transition of Patients with Parkinson's Disease into Institutional Care: A Retrospective Pilot Study. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11111470. [PMID: 34827469 PMCID: PMC8615464 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11111470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease which gives a person a high risk of becoming care-dependent. During disease progression, the amount of care concerning activities of daily living can increase, possibly resulting in transition of the people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) to a care facility. However, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the factors leading to institutionalization of PwP and the consequences for them and their informal caregivers. The aim of this cross-sectional retrospective study was to investigate reasons leading to the transition into an institutional care facility, the process of decision-making and its effects on PwP symptoms and caregiver burden. Participating PwP had to be institutionalized for at most one year after transition at study inclusion. Participants completed a range of semiquantitative questionnaires as well as the caregiving tasks questionnaire. Fourteen patient-caregiver pairs were included. PwP suffered from late-stage PD symptoms with high dependence on help, experiencing several hospitalizations before transition. Analyses revealed a significant decrease in caregiver burden and depressive symptoms of the caregivers after PwP institutionalization. Factors influencing the transition were, e.g., fear of PwP health issues and concerns about caregivers' health. This study presents new insights into the process of institutionalization and its influence on caregiver burden, including aspects for discussions of physicians with PwP and their caregivers for counselling the decision to move to institutional care.
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Johnsrud M, Richards K, Arcona S, Sasané R, Leoni M. An assessment of Parkinson's disease medication treatment patterns in the Medicaid population. Clin Park Relat Disord 2021; 5:100109. [PMID: 34693271 PMCID: PMC8512608 DOI: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2021.100109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Most Parkinson's disease (PD) medication adherence studies have focused on patients with commercial or Medicare health insurance coverage. However, less is known regarding medication treatment patterns within the Medicaid population. METHODS This retrospective cohort study utilized 2011-2019 administrative healthcare claims from 7 state Medicaid programs. We compared newly diagnosed patients with PD started on either levodopa or a dopamine agonist (DA). Baseline comorbidities were compared. Outcomes were assessed during a 12-month post-index observation period, and included total medication days, proportion of days covered (PDC), adherence status, persistence to initiating PD medication, and time to non-persistence of initiating PD medication. RESULTS Our study sample of 805 Medicaid patients had an average age of 54.1 years, with 52.0% being female. Levodopa was the predominant PD medication at initiation (75.4%). Roughly half of patients had a baseline depressive disorder and nearly 40% had an anxiety disorder. Levodopa patients had a significantly higher PDC compared to DA patients (0.621 vs. 0.546, p = 0.007). An adjusted logistic regression model showed no significant difference in the number of adherent patients between the two groups (p = 0.058). An adjusted Cox proportional hazards model controlling for demographic and baseline variables showed a 26% lower risk of non-persistence for levodopa patients versus DA patients (HR 0.740, CI 0.597-0.917, p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Adherence and persistence rates were suboptimal following initiation of either levodopa or DA medication for patients with PD in Medicaid programs, though rates were better for those initiated on levodopa.
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- Michael Johnsrud
- TxCORE (Texas Center for Health Outcomes Research and Education), The University of Texas at Austin, 2409 University Avenue, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- TxCORE (Texas Center for Health Outcomes Research and Education), The University of Texas at Austin, 2409 University Avenue, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Cerevel Therapeutics, 222 Jacobs Street, Suite 200, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
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- Cerevel Therapeutics, 222 Jacobs Street, Suite 200, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
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- Cerevel Therapeutics, 222 Jacobs Street, Suite 200, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
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A substantial number of neurological diseases lead to chronic impairment of activities of daily living (ADL) and physical or mental dependence. In Austria, homecare is provided mostly by female family members. Moreover, mainly female personnel, in the majority from southern and eastern European countries, contributes to care. Dependence and need for care vary between neurological diagnoses and accompanying diseases. Caregiver burden (CB) depends on patient- and caregiver-related and external factors, such as integrity of a family network, spatial resources, and socioeconomic factors. Depending on the neurological diagnosis, disease severity, and behavioral impairment and psychiatric symptoms, caregivers (CG) are at a significant risk of mental and somatic health problems because of limitations in personal needs, occupational and social obligations, financial burden, and restricted family life and leisure. Subjective and objective CB needs to be assessed in time and support should be provided on an individual basis. Recently, COVID-19 has caused additional multifactorial distress to dependent patients and informal and professional CG.
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- Gerhard Ransmayr
- Department of Neurology II, MedCampus III, Kepler University Hospital, Johannes Kepler University, Medical Faculty, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4020, Linz, Austria.
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Wade R, Pachana NA, Dissanayaka N. Factors Related to Sleep Disturbances for Informal Carers of Individuals With PD and Dyadic Relationship: A Rural Perspective. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2021; 34:389-396. [PMID: 32787622 DOI: 10.1177/0891988720944250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study examines factors related to sleep disturbances, and the dyadic sleep relationship, in a convenience sample of 29 persons with Parkinson disease (PD) and spouse carer dyads living in regional Queensland. Carers completed questionnaires on sleep, depression, anxiety, carer burden, and well-being. Regarding carers, 66% reported sleep disturbances related to nocturnally care demands. Less than half of informal carers with a disturbed sleep had informed a health professional of this problem. Medication was the most commonly advised sleep intervention (44%). Sleep disturbances in informal carers correlated with increasing carer burden, depression scores, anxiety scores, poor quality of life, negative cognitions related to their sleep disturbance, and poor sleep hygiene. Regarding patient-carer dyads, 59% reported both the individuals having problematic sleep disturbances. Patient sleep disturbance correlated with informal carer increase in depression and anxiety scores, and poor carer burden. Informal carer's sleep disturbance correlated with patient anxiety scores and severity of complications from PD therapy. Evidence-based sleep interventions addressing such dyads in rural areas warrant future study.
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- Rachael Wade
- School of Psychology, 1974The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, 303224The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Psychology, 1974The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Psychology, 1974The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, 303224The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Lee Y, Chiou YJ, Hung CF, Chang YY, Chen YF, Lin TK, Wang LJ. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Disorder in Caregivers of Individuals With Parkinson Disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2021; 34:418-425. [PMID: 32588710 DOI: 10.1177/0891988720933359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Parkinson disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease. Caring for an individual with PD can have a variety of negative physical and psychological effects on caregivers which may challenge their ability to continue in their caretaking role. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depressive disorders in caregivers of individuals with PD using standardized instruments. METHODS This study used a cross-sectional design with consecutive sampling. Study participants were recruited from the neurological ward or neurological outpatient clinic of a medical center from August 2018 to July 2019. Caregivers of persons with PD were enrolled and assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Brief Fatigue Inventory, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Big Five Inventory-10. RESULTS Of the 162 caregivers that completed the study, 67.3% (n = 109) were females. The most common psychiatric diagnosis was depressive disorder (11.1%), followed by insomnia disorder (7.4%) and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified (4.3%); 28% of the caregivers had a psychiatric diagnosis. Using logistic regression analysis, it was found that duration of caregiving (odds ratio [OR] = 1.28; 95% CI, 1.05-1.58), severity of anxiety (OR = 1.86; 95% CI, 1.36-2.53), and severity of fatigue (OR = 1.08; 95% CI, 1.01-1.16) were 3 significant associated factors for the development of depression. CONCLUSION Depression was the most prevalent psychiatric diagnosis in caregivers of people with PD. Early diagnosis of these caregivers is crucial to the offering of suitable support and treatment and might improve caregivers' quality of life.
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- Yu Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, 63328Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, 63328Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, 63328Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, 63328Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, 63328Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, 63328Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 63328Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Mosley PE, Robinson K, Dissanayaka NN, Coyne T, Silburn P, Marsh R, Pye D. A Pilot Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Caregivers After Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2021; 34:454-465. [PMID: 32400266 DOI: 10.1177/0891988720924720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Subthalamic deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease may not ameliorate burden among caregivers. An 8-session, manualized program of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was delivered to a pilot sample of 10 caregivers (6 females, mean age: 60, age range: 34-79). Primary outcome measures were caregiver burden (Zarit Burden Interview) and caregiver quality of life (Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-Carer). Secondary outcome measures comprised ratings of depression and anxiety in the caregiver, in addition to relationship quality. Caregiver burden (t = 2.91 P = .017) and caregiver anxiety (t = 2.82 P = .020) symptoms were significantly reduced at completion of the program, and these benefits were maintained 3 months later. Caregiver quality of life had significantly improved by the end of the intervention (t = 3.02 P = .015), but this effect was not sustained after 3 months. The longitudinal influence of participation in the program on caregiver burden was confirmed in a linear, mixed-effects model, χ2 (3) = 15.1, P = .0017). The intervention was well received by participants, and qualitative feedback was obtained. These results indicate that caregiver burden is modifiable in this cohort with a short course of CBT, that benefits are maintained after termination of the program, and that psychological treatment is acceptable to participants. Larger, controlled trials are justified.
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- Philip E Mosley
- Systems Neuroscience Group, 56362QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Neurosciences Queensland, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia.,171919Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, 171919University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Systems Neuroscience Group, 56362QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,310748School of Psychology, St Lucia, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Department of Neurology, 3883Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- 171919Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.,Brizbrain and Spine, The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia
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- Neurosciences Queensland, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia.,171919Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Neurosciences Queensland, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Psychiatry, 3883Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- 310748School of Psychology, St Lucia, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Bhasin SK, Bharadwaj IU. Perceptions and meanings of living with Parkinson's disease: an account of caregivers lived experiences. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2021; 16:1967263. [PMID: 34414851 PMCID: PMC8381973 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2021.1967263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose: Current study looked into caregiving process of those dealing with family members suffering from Parkinson’s disease, within the changing social milieu in India. It aimed to understand the experiential and existential impact on the lifeworld of caregivers. Method: Narrative interviews of 10 female caregivers referred by neurologists were gathered. Employing Existential Phenomenological Analysis, the caregiver experiences were understood phenomenologically within an existential framework, six themes were generated. Results: Themes were – Becoming a caregiver: Undertaking immeasurable and unrelenting responsibilities; Rising patient-hood of one’s family member: pain of losing the person in the patient; Experience of altered temporality: living in pain with the uncertainty and duration of the disease; Encountering meaninglessness: dwindling faith in principles of life; Existing as a “Being For” and not “Being With”: a caregiver’s self-estrangement and blurring of Identity and lastly Self-Preservation through brief moments of respite: coping with caregiving. Conclusion: The study illuminated how caregiving is experienced by an individual at a process and psychic level by shedding light on the conflicts, concerns and exhaustions endured by them. Adopting an existential approach in healthcare setups can aid in moving closer to felt experiences of these caregivers and in developing integrative and meaningful interventions for enhancing their well-being.
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Tolosa E, Ebersbach G, Ferreira JJ, Rascol O, Antonini A, Foltynie T, Gibson R, Magalhaes D, Rocha JF, Lees A. The Parkinson's Real-World Impact Assessment (PRISM) Study: A European Survey of the Burden of Parkinson's Disease in Patients and their Carers. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2021; 11:1309-1323. [PMID: 34024784 PMCID: PMC8461669 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-212611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background: A greater understanding of the everyday experiences of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their carers may help improve clinical practice. Objective: The Parkinson’s Real-world Impact assesSMent (PRISM) study evaluated medication use, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the use of healthcare resources by people with PD and their carers. Methods: PRISM is an observational cross-sectional study, in which people with PD and their carers completed an online survey using structured questionnaires, including the Parkinson’s Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQ-39), Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire (NMSQuest) and Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Results: Data were collected from 861 people with PD (mean age, 65.0 years; mean disease duration, 7.7 years) and 256 carers from six European countries. People with PD reported a large number of different co-morbidities, non-motor symptoms (mean NMSQuest score, 12.8), and impaired HRQoL (median PDQ-39 summary score, 29.1). Forty-five percent of people with PD reported at least one impulse control behaviour. Treatment patterns varied considerably between different European countries. Levodopa was taken in the last 12 months by 85.9% of participants, and as monotherapy by 21.8%. Carers, who were mostly female (64.8%) and the partner/spouse of the person with PD (82.1%), reported mild to moderate burden (mean ZBI total score, 26.6). Conclusions: The PRISM study sheds light on the lives of people with PD and those who care for them, re-emphasising the many challenges they face in everyday life. The study also provides insights into the current treatment of PD in Europe.
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- Eduardo Tolosa
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Toulouse Parkinson Expert Center, Departments of Neurosciences and Clinical Pharmacology, Centre d'Investigation Clinique de Toulouse CIC1436, NS-Park/FCRIN Network, and NeuroToul COEN Center, University Hospital of Toulouse, INSERM, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorder Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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Tan QY, Cox NJ, Lim SER, Coutts L, Fraser SDS, Roberts HC, Ibrahim K. The Experiences of Treatment Burden in People with Parkinson's Disease and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2021; 11:1597-1617. [PMID: 34334419 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-212612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BackgroundHigh treatment burden is associated with poor adherence, wasted resources, poor quality of life and poor health outcomes. Identifying factors that impact treatment burden in Parkinson's disease can offer insights into strategies to mitigate them.ObjectiveTo explore the experiences of treatment burden among people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) and their caregivers.MethodsA systematic review of studies published from year 2006 was conducted. Qualitative and mixed-method studies with a qualitative component that relate to usual care in Parkinson's disease were included. Quantitative studies and grey literature were excluded. Data synthesis was conducted using framework synthesis.Results1757 articles were screened, and 39 articles included. Understanding treatment burden in PwP and caregivers was not the primary aim in any of the included studies. The main issues of treatment burden in Parkinson's disease are: 1) work and challenges of taking medication; 2) healthcare provider obstacles including lack of patient-centered care, poor patient-provider relationships, lack of care coordination, inflexible organizational structures, lack of access to services and issues in care home or hospital settings; and 3) learning about health and challenges with information provision. The treatment burden led to physical and mental exhaustion of self-care and limitations on the role and social activities of PwP and caregivers.Conclusion:There are potential strategies to improve the treatment burden in Parkinson's disease at an individual level such as patient-centered approach to care, and at system level by improving access and care coordination between services. Future research is needed to determine the modifiable factors of treatment burden in Parkinson's disease.
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- Qian Yue Tan
- Academic Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Academic Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Segal GS, Xie SJ, Paracha SUR, Grossberg GT. Psychosis in Parkinson's Disease: Current Treatment Options and Impact on Patients and Caregivers. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2021; 34:274-279. [PMID: 34219522 DOI: 10.1177/08919887211018280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease seen in older adults after Alzheimer's disease, with increasing prevalence worldwide. Parkinson's disease psychosis (PDP) is a common, non-motor feature of PD, which increases caregiver stress and is a risk-factor for nursing home placement. In this paper we review PDP epidemiology, features, diagnosis, and treatment. PDP most often presents with sequential development of minor and then increasingly complex visual hallucinations mediated by dopaminergic-serotonergic interactions activating the mesolimbic pathway, with contributions from other structures and neurotransmitters. Appropriate evaluation of differential diagnoses for psychosis is vital before diagnosing PDP. Initial treatment should involve non-pharmacologic approaches. If these are unsuccessful and PDP symptoms significantly impact the patient's and or their caregivers' quality of life and functions, then pharmacotherapy is indicated. Pimavanserin is a recently FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment for PDP with a better profile of balanced effectiveness and safety compared to previous use of atypical antipsychotics. Early diagnosis and safer, more effective treatments for PDP should help reduce caregiver burden and enable caregivers to continue to provide care at home versus institutionalization.
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- Gilad S Segal
- 7547Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- 7547Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, 7547Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MO, USA
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- Samuel W. Fordyce Professor and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, MO, USA
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Ambrosio L, Navarta-Sánchez MV, Portillo MC, Martin-Lanas R, Recio M, Riverol M. Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale in family caregivers of patients with Parkinson's Disease: Spanish validation study. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2021; 29:1030-1040. [PMID: 32783306 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Psychosocial adjustment to a complex and disabling long-term condition like Parkinson´s disease is a complex, dynamic, cyclical and interactive process. Family caregivers, face multiple challenges that require a significant effort in terms of psychosocial adjustment, which must be considered by healthcare professionals in order to provide a holistic care. The patients' self-report version of the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS-SR), which has been validated in Spain for use in Parkinson's disease, is designed to evaluate the psychosocial adjustment of patients. Our purpose was to validate the Spanish PAIS-SR version for caregivers of patients with Parkinson's disease. An open, national cross-sectional study with one point-in-time evaluation and retest was carried out in 450 family caregivers of patients with Parkinson's disease. Data were collected in Spain from April 2016 to September 2017. The psychometric analysis performed showed that the Spanish version of the PAIS-SR for caregivers presents adequate indicators of reliability, internal and external validity, and is structured according to the seven-domain model proposed by the author of the instrument.
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- Leire Ambrosio
- Faculty of Nursing, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Lopes SR, Khan S, Chand S. The Growing Role of Cognitive Behavior Therapy in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2021; 34:310-320. [PMID: 34219525 DOI: 10.1177/08919887211018274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms occur frequently in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Pharmacological treatment of the psychiatric symptoms has been found to be inadequate. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an evidence based form of psychotherapy that is effective in treating a number of psychiatric disorders. In this article we examine the evidence of CBT in treating common psychiatric symptoms seen in PD patients, namely depression, anxiety, insomnia and impulse control behaviors. Most of the studies adapted CBT to address PD related concerns. Caregivers were frequently part of the CBT programs. Among the studies reviewed, randomized controlled trials showed significant effects in treating depression with CBT in PD patients. Studies have also provided preliminary data for effects of CBT on anxiety, impulse-control behaviors and insomnia. There is a need for more well designed studies with sufficient power for CBT to be established as a useful non-pharmacological treatment for psychiatric symptoms in PD.
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- Sneha R Lopes
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, 7547Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, 7547Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, 7547Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Relationship Satisfaction in People with Parkinson's Disease and Their Caregivers: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11060822. [PMID: 34205764 PMCID: PMC8234945 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11060822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, which leads to reduced health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and autonomy in advanced stages of the disease. Hence, people with PD (PwPD) are in need of help, which is often provided by informal caregivers, especially spouses. This might influence the relationship satisfaction in patients and their spousal caregivers. Additionally, previous studies have shown that a reduced relationship satisfaction may result in mental disorders and reduced physical health. The aim of this study is to identify factors influencing PwPD and their caregivers' relationship satisfaction in a cross-sectional observational study. Analyses revealed an overall satisfying relationship, measured by the Quality of Marriage Index, in PwPD (n = 84) and their caregivers (n = 79). Relationship satisfaction in PwPD mildly decreased with reduced HR-QoL and more severe depressive symptoms. Reduced relationship satisfaction in caregivers was significantly associated with decreased HR-QoL, higher caregiver burden, more severe depressive symptoms and increased neuropsychiatric symptoms in PwPD. Further studies are needed to investigate the influence of the identified factors over time and if relationship satisfaction has a reciprocal impact on caregiver burden, HR-QoL as well as mental and physical health.
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Brown JD, Cicali B, Henriksen C, Malaty I, Okun MS, Armstrong MJ. Comparative pharmacovigilance assessment of mortality with pimavanserin in Parkinson disease-related psychosis. J Manag Care Spec Pharm 2021; 27:785-790. [PMID: 34057395 PMCID: PMC10391001 DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2021.27.6.785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Pimavanserin is approved for treatment of Parkinson disease (PD)-related psychosis, but its use has been associated with an increased risk of death during clinical trials, as well as during postmarketing surveillance. Previous reports on the association between pimavanserin and mortality have not taken into account limitations of data sources nor included comparable populations or comparisons to relevant treatment alternatives. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a comparative pharmacovigilance assessment of pimavanserin vs treatment alternatives and by restricting surveillance data to more representative populations. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of adverse event case reports submitted to the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2016 through 2019 quarter 3 (Q3). FAERS data are collected from the full population, were further restricted to only those with PD, and were based on PD medication use. Reports were assessed for exposure to pimavanserin, clozapine, quetiapine, haloperidol, and other atypical antipsychotics. The outcome of interest was all-cause death. A proportional reporting ratio (PRR) and 95% confidence limits were calculated for each 2 by 2 contingency of outcome (death) and exposure (pimavanserin and others). For each outcome/exposure pair, the baseline population was altered to include the full FAERS sample, only reports with PD, reports with PD treated with levodopa, and reports with PD treated with multiple PD medications. The sample was also stratified by time period before April 2018 and after September 2018 to capture periods of public knowledge and federal response. A lower 95% CI (Lower95CI) ≥ 2 for the PRR was considered as the accepted threshold for a drug safety signal. RESULTS: As of 2019 Q3, there were 2,287 reports of death associated with pimavanserin. Compared within the full FAERS base population, pimavanserin yielded a PRR Lower95CI = 2.08 but was smaller when restricted to comparison among only a base population with PD (Lower95CI = 1.09), PD treated with levodopa (Lower95CI = 1.15), or PD treated with multiple PD medications (Lower95CI = 1.63). Metrics for quetiapine, clozapine, and other atypical antipsychotics were similar in magnitude. Stratification by time showed a possible reporting bias associated with pimavanserin, since no safety signal was detected before April 2018; however, a signal was present thereafter. CONCLUSIONS: Compared in context with treatment alternatives for patients with PD, pimavanserin was not associated with excess reports of death in the FAERS data. This information should be used in shared decision making between physicians and PD patients to balance the risks and benefits of pimavanserin and other treatments for PD psychosis. DISCLOSURES: No outside funding supported this study. The authors report no disclosures or conflicts of interest relevant to this study. Armstrong receives research support from the NIA (P30AG047266, R01AG068128) and the Florida Department of Health (grant 20A08). She is the local principal investigator of a Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence. She also receives compensation from the American Academy of Neurology for work as an evidence-based medicine methodology consultant. She is on the level of evidence editorial board for Neurology and related publications (uncompensated), receives publishing royalties for Parkinson's Disease: Improving Patient Care (Oxford University Press, 2014), and has received an honorarium for presenting for Medscape CME in 2018. Okun serves as a consultant for the Parkinson's Foundation and has received research grants from NIH, Parkinson's Foundation, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Parkinson Alliance, Smallwood Foundation, the Bachmann-Strauss Foundation, the Tourette Syndrome Association, and the UF Foundation. Okun has participated as a site principal investigator and/or co-investigator for several NIH-, foundation-, and industry-sponsored trials over the years but has not received honoraria. Malaty has participated in research funded by the Parkinson Foundation, Tourette Association, Dystonia Coalition, Abbvie, Boston Scientific, Eli Lilly, Neuroderm, Pfizer, Revance, and Teva. She has received travel compensation and/or honoraria from the Tourette Association of America, NeuroChallenge Foundation and NIH/Neurobiology of Disease in Children, Parkinson Foundation, Medscape, International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, and Cleveland Clinic, and royalties from Robert Rose publishers. The other authors have no disclosures.
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- Joshua D Brown
- Center for Drug Evaluation & Safety, Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville
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- Center for Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Orlando
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- Center for Drug Evaluation & Safety, Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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- Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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Validation of the Parkinson's Disease Caregiver Burden Questionnaire in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. PARKINSONS DISEASE 2021; 2021:9990679. [PMID: 34046156 PMCID: PMC8128535 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9990679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is an atypical Parkinson syndrome with axial akinetic-rigid symptoms, early postural instability, and ocular motor impairments. Patients experience a rapid loss of autonomy and care dependency; thus, caregivers must assist in the activities of daily living early in the course of the disease. Caregiver burden is an extremely important factor in disease management. However, there are no specific questionnaires for assessment of caregiver burden in PSP. This study aims to validate the Parkinson's disease caregiver burden questionnaire (PDCB) as a specific measure of caregiver burden in PSP. PSP patients were assessed by the PSP rating scale, PSP quality-of-life questionnaire (PSP-QoL), Montreal cognitive assessment test (MoCA), and geriatric depression scale (GDS-15). Caregivers filled out the short form 36-health survey, GDS-15, PDCB, and the caregiver burden inventory (CBI). 22 patient caregiver pairs completed the study. PDCB showed a highly significant correlation with the CBI (r 0.911; p < 0.001). Internal reliability of the PDCB measured by Cronbach's alpha was favourable at 0.803. These data support the specificity of the PDCB in PSP caregivers. Future studies with larger sample sizes of PSP patients and caregivers and a multicentric longitudinal design should be performed to gain further insight of caregiver burden in PSP.
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Research on the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with Parkinson’s disease†. FRONTIERS OF NURSING 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/fon-2021-0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective
This study aimed to investigate the status quo of family care degree, stigma and psychosocial adaptation of the patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and discuss the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with PD.
Methods
This study was conducted between September 2018 and April 2019 on patients with PD who were admitted to a Tertiary Grade A hospital in Dalian city. A total of 246 PD patients were investigated by convenience sampling method using self-designed general information questionnaire, along with family care index (APGAR), 24-item Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI), and Psychosocial Adjustment Scale (PAS) for PD. And patients were divided into two groups according to the level of family care degree and compared with stigma and psychosocial adaptation.
Results
The total score of family care for patients with PD was 6.97 ± 2.46, family function was good in 132 cases (53.7%), moderate barrier in 92 cases (37.4%), and severe barrier in 22 cases (8.9%). The scores of stigma and psychosocial adaptability and their dimensions in the group with high degree family care were higher than the low degree group.
Conclusions
The overall level of family care for PD patients was poor. Improving family care degree can help patients with PD to reduce stigma and improve psychosocial adaptation.
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Hulshoff MJ, Book E, Dahodwala N, Tanner CM, Robertson C, Marras C. Current Knowledge on the Evolution of Care Partner Burden, Needs, and Coping in Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2021; 8:510-520. [PMID: 33981783 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Care partners support people with Parkinson's disease through a long journey ranging from independence to dependence for many daily tasks. Longitudinal studies are important to understand the evolution of this process and predictors of future needs of care partners. Methods A scoping review was conducted, searching PubMed for longitudinal studies examining care partner burden, needs or coping in Parkinson's disease published through May 2020. Results Eight observational studies and 19 interventional studies met the eligibility criteria. Longitudinal observation ranged from 7 weeks to 10 years, involving between six and 8515 care partners. All studies addressed care partner burden, while two and three studies respectively addressed needs and coping. Only one study related burden to specific stages or duration of disease. Results from identified studies show that care partners in Parkinson's disease are at risk for increasing burden over time. Multiple predictors of future burden have been identified related to the person with Parkinson's disease, the care partner, or an intervention. No studies examined the evolution of needs and coping in caregiving in Parkinson's disease. Conclusion The scarcity of longer term, observational research on the temporal evolution of burden and particularly needs and coping in caregiving for someone with PD is a main identified gap. Even within these observational studies, the impact of caregiving is not often reported. Longitudinal studies on these topics are needed to help understand their change over time and relation to each other, which can inform support planning for care partners.
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- Max J Hulshoff
- Department of Neurology and Parkinson Center Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Department of Neurology, Weill Institute for Neuroscience University of California - San Francisco, and Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Center, San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center San Francisco California USA
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- Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre and the Edmond J Safra Program in Parkinson's Research Toronto Western Hospital Toronto Ontario Canada
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Zimmerman AS, Shune S, Smith KG, Estis JM, Garand KL. Comparison of Patient-Reported and Caregiver-Reported Swallowing-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease. Dysphagia 2021; 37:436-445. [PMID: 33846834 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-021-10301-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This pilot study explored agreement on swallowing-related quality-of-life scores reported by individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their caregivers. Thirty-six patient-caregiver pairs completed the Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) using an online survey format. Additional background and clinical information was ascertained. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test was completed to compare the means of scores between individuals with PD and caregivers. Factors potentially influencing SWAL-QOL scores (age, employment status, sex, ethnicity, race, previous history of swallowing evaluation or treatment, caregiver concern about patient cognition, caregiver burden, and time since onset of disease) were explored using Spearman Coefficient Correlation tests. The Holm-Bonferroni method was used to adjust for multiple comparisons. Results did not reveal significant differences in SWAL-QOL scores between individuals with PD and caregiver pairs. There was a moderate degree of reliability and agreement between paired patient and caregiver scores, with the average ICC measures being 0.598 (95% CI [358, 0.748]) (F(71, 72) = 2.451, p < 0.0001). After adjusting for multiple comparisons, caregiver burden was found to be the only significant factor associated with caregivers' reported scores. No significant influential factor on reported scores by individuals with PD was found. These pilot results suggest individuals with PD and their caregivers may report similar swallowing-related quality-of-life scores. Further, caregiver burden appears to be an influential factor for caregiver-reported scores. Future studies should investigate the clinical benefits of including caregiver SWAL-QOL ratings in assessments, either as a supplement to patient scores to identify discrepancies across the dyad or in place of patient scores if needed. Further, caregiver burden and its influence on dysphagia identification and management should be explored, with targeted interventions to manage caregiver burden.
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- Allie S Zimmerman
- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, HAHN 1119, 5721 USA Drive North, Mobile, AL, 36688, USA
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- College of Education, University of Oregon, 1215 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, HAHN 1119, 5721 USA Drive North, Mobile, AL, 36688, USA
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, HAHN 1119, 5721 USA Drive North, Mobile, AL, 36688, USA
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- Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, HAHN 1119, 5721 USA Drive North, Mobile, AL, 36688, USA.
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The experience of care partners of patients with Parkinson's disease psychosis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248968. [PMID: 33740031 PMCID: PMC7978339 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) has a major impact on quality of life and care partner burden; however, little is known about the lived experiences of care partners in managing PDP. Objective To understand how care partners of individuals with PDP experience their role and articulate their needs related to psychosis. Methods This was a qualitative study of semi-structured telephone interviews. Recruitment was conducted online via the clinical study matching tool, Fox Trial Finder; study activities took place remotely via telephone interviews. Transcripts of the phone interviews were analyzed by grounded theory methods, and a codebook of key themes that emerged from the analysis was developed. Results Nine care partners (all female) were interviewed. Discussion topics in the codebook included (1) care partner burden and guilt; (2) communication with medical professionals; (3) coping strategies; (4) emotional reactions of the care partner to psychosis; (5) sources of knowledge about PD psychosis; (6) attitudes towards medications for PDP; (7) strategies to care for loved ones with psychosis; (8) psychosis triggers. Conclusions This qualitative analysis uncovers important aspects of the care partner experience, including challenges in navigating the medical system and communicating with professionals. Providers treating patients with PDP should be aware of these constraints and provide added support for strained care partners.
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