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PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS
Volume 78, Issue -, Pages 27-30Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.07.007
Keywords
Parkinson's disease; Impulse control disorders; Quality of life; Satisfaction with life; Caregiver burden
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- Research Council of Norway [177966]
- Western Norway Regional Health Authority [912014]
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Introduction: To disentangle the association between impulsive and compulsive behaviors (ICBs), health-related quality of life (HRQOL), satisfaction with life (SwL), and caregiver distress in dyads of people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) and caregivers. Methods: Data used in this study were obtained from the ongoing Norwegian ParkWest study, a populationbased longitudinal cohort study of the incidence, neurobiology and prognosis of PD in Western Norway. One hundred and one dyads of PwP free of dementia and their caregivers were included 5 years after PD diagnosis and inclusion in the ParkWest study. Standardized clinical rating scales were used to evaluate ICBs, HRQOL, SwL and caregiver distress. Results: Of 101 PwP-caregiver dyads, self-reported ICBs were seen in 33% of PwP and only caregiver-reported ICBs in 12% of PwP. PwP-reported ICBs were associated with poorer HRQOL and SwL, whereas ICBs reported by caregivers only were associated with increased caregiver distress, but not poorer HRQOL or SwL in PwP. Conclusions: ICBs have adverse effects on HRQOL, SwL and caregiver distress. These findings underpin the need for proper identification and management of ICBs in PwP.
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