Resilience in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.
- Author:
Sung Reul KIM
1
;
Sun Ju CHUNG
;
Nah Mee SHIN
;
Hae Won SHIN
;
Mi Sun KIM
;
Sook Ja LEE
Author Information
1. Asan Medical Center. College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Parkinson's disease;
Resilience
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Family Characteristics;
Hobbies;
Humans;
Korea;
Levodopa;
Parkinson Disease
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2010;22(1):60-69
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the level of resilience and related factors in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) in Korea. METHODS: Data were obtained from 148 patients using the Resilience Scale (RS), Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), and Spielberger's Anxiety Inventory (AI). RESULTS: The mean scores of the RS, BDI, and AI were 127.7+/-21.6, 12.9+/-9.3, and 41.9+/-11.1, respectively. The RS score was strongly correlated with the BDI score (r=-.531, p<.001) and the AI (r=-.572, p<.001). The resilience was significantly revealed by household income (F=4.002, p=.009) and presence of a hobby (t=-3.300, p=.001). In addition, resilience was significantly correlated with age of disease onset (r=.164, p=.046), years of living with PD (r=-.262, p=.001), and the length of treatment with levodopa (r=-.283, p<.001). From the stepwise multiple regression analysis, the most important factors related to the RS score were the AI score, household income, and length of treatment with levodopa. CONCLUSION: Understanding these factors is essential for developing effective interventions to improve resilience in patients with PD.
