Correlates of Psychological Distress in Patients with Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following the severe consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 9, 2020, the Italian government implemented extraordinary measures to limit viral transmission, including restrictive quarantine measures. This resulted in a rapid and profound change of people's daily lives.

Objective

We assessed the psychological impact of the 40-day quarantine in a large cohort of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and caregivers. Moreover, we analyzed whether prelockdown clinical features may be associated with subjective response of patients with PD to this traumatic event.

Methods

A total of 94 patients with PD were enrolled in the study. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised, the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and the 12-item Zarit Burden Inventory were obtai

SUBMITTER: De Micco R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780948 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature