Subjective Well-Being and Its Predictors in Parkinson's Disease and Dystonia: A Comparative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality of life (QoL) is a commonly used outcome measure in people with chronic neurological diseases (CND). As valuable as QoL is, it does not take into account aspects of subjective well-being (SWB) such as subjective happiness, meaning in life, life satisfaction and hope; all constructs that are considered central to well-being.

Objectives

The goal was to assess how the different aspects of SWB are altered in Parkinson's disease (PD) and dystonia relative to healthy controls (HCs) and to identify the most important predictors of different dimensions of SWB in PD and dystonia.

Methods

Eighty-two people with PD, 63 with dystonia, and 50 HCs were surveyed using various measures of SWB.

Results

People with PD and dystonia had significantly lower satis

SUBMITTER: Shahmoon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625102 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature