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Dissanayaka NN, Forbes EJ, Yang JHJ, Pourzinal D, O'Sullivan JD, Mitchell LK, Copland DA, McMahon KL, Byrne GJ. Anxiety disorders are associated with verbal memory impairment in patients with Parkinson's disease without dementia. J Neurol 2021; 269:1600-1609. [PMID: 34347150 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-021-10736-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Preliminary evidence has demonstrated a link between anxiety and memory impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). This study further investigated this association using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for anxiety disorders and a standardized cognitive test battery. METHODS A convenience sample of 89 PD patients without dementia was recruited from neurology outpatient clinics. A cross-sectional design was applied. Participants completed two semi-structured interviews. The first interview diagnosed DSM-5 anxiety disorders, unspecified anxiety disorder, and no anxiety. The second interview applied a neurocognitive test battery comprising two tests for each domain. Logistic regression models compared cognitive characteristics associated with anxiety disorders to no anxiety. RESULTS Clinically significant anxiety was associated with immediate verbal memory impairment compared to the no anxiety group (OR, 95% CI 0.52, 0.30-0.89; p = 0.018), controlling for sex and age. The anxiety disorders group demonstrated immediate (OR, 95% CI 0.46, 0.26-0.83; p = 0.010) and delayed (OR, 95% CI 0.63, 0.40-0.99; p = 0.047) verbal memory impairments compared to those without anxiety, controlling for sex and age. This association remained for immediate (OR, 95% CI 0.43, 0.22-0.84; p = 0.013), but not delayed verbal memory impairment (OR, 95% CI 0.65, 0.39-1.06; p = 0.081) when additionally controlling for disease severity, education and levodopa dose. CONCLUSION These findings present first evidence that anxiety disorders are associated with verbal memory impairment in PD and have implications for the management and treatment of anxiety in PD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nadeeka N Dissanayaka
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Building 71/918 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia. .,School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. .,Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Building 71/918 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia.,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, Building 71/918 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Building 71/918 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Building 71/918 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia.,Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Building 71/918 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia.,School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Building 71/918 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4029, Australia.,Mental Health Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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