7/27/2023 0 Comments Eloquent areas of the brain![]() Emotional difficulties such as anxiety occur more frequently in people with Parkinson’s (PWP) than in the general population 2, but it is unclear how much anxiety is a symptom of PD, a reaction to it, related to medication effects, or caused by external factors unrelated to PD 3. Implications for therapeutic approaches are discussed.Īs a progressive neurological disorder, Parkinson’s disease (PD) presents many physical and psychological challenges to diagnosed individuals and carers 1. Findings highlight the complexity and high importance of anxiety for PWP. All perceived anxiety as connected to PD, and ultimately persistent: dominant aspirations were coping and acceptance rather than cures, with medications strongly resisted. Many perceived their anxiety as more incapacitating than motor symptoms or capable of amplifying them, and described that anxiety restricted their lifestyle. Sub-themes revealed inconsistent perceptions: anxiety was in body and mind, part of disease and human nature, part of self-identity and a threat to it. Four main themes were extracted: conceptualising anxiety anxiety and the body anxiety and social identity and coping with anxiety. Semi-structured interviews with 22 PWP (aged 43-80, 50% female) were conducted and analysed using inductive thematic analysis. This study explored the experience of anxiety for people with Parkinson’s (PWP) to inform future research and interventions. To date, little research has explored how anxiety is experienced by patients themselves. ![]() However, anxiety is poorly understood, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Anxiety is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD) associated with increased disability and reduced quality of life. ![]()
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