Predictors of anxiety in Parkinson's disease: results from a 3-year longitudinal cohort study.

Jessie S GibsonJoseph L FlaniganJames T PatrieW Alex DalrympleMadaline B Harrison

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2022)

In this PD sample, RBD and dysautonomia symptoms were significantly associated with anxiety symptoms over time. Each of these relationships has been reported in one of two prior longitudinal studies. Unlike prior studies, cognitive impairment was not a significant predictor of anxiety symptoms in our sample. Future research should confirm the direction and mechanisms underlying these relationships, including the potential for anxiety symptom reduction through treatment for RBD and dysautonomia.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
cognitive impairment
depressive symptoms
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physical activity
case control
risk assessment
current status
climate change
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