Investigation on sleep and mental health of patients with Parkinson's disease during the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is adversely affecting sleep quality and mental health, especially in individuals with chronic disease such as Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods

We conducted a quantitative study, which included 119 Chinese PD patients who had been treated in an outpatient neurology clinic in Wuhan and 169 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. The questionnaire survey focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep, mental status, symptoms, and daily life and medical treatment of PD patients.

Results

Compared to healthy controls, PD patients had significantly higher scores in both the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (8.13 vs 5.36, p < 0.001) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -Depression (4.89

SUBMITTER: Xia Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7481072 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature