anxiety parkinson's disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease according to the Queens Square Brain Bank criteria - Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - patients with neurodegenerative disorders other than PD - patients under 50 years of age - dementia or severe cognitive decline, operationalised as an Mini Mental State Exam score
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameters are the validity and reliability of the anxiety rating scales used resp; the Neuropsychiatric Invertory, anxiety section, the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. the Clinical Global Impression Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundary study parameters are: - prevalence rates of van anxiety disorders - atypical anxiety syndromes will be looked into by exploratory clusteranalysis of items on the various anxiety scales - anxiety states limited to 'off'periods and/or dyskinesia will be described by looking at score patterns across the additional questions pertaining to response fluctuations (see appendix protocol) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed