The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
BackgroundLoneliness is a growing issue for public health in an aging society. However, there is a lack of research on loneliness in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD).MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional and longitudinal data from wave 5 (N = 559 PwPD) and 6 (N = 442 PwPD) from the Survey of Heal...
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| description | BackgroundLoneliness is a growing issue for public health in an aging society. However, there is a lack of research on loneliness in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD).MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional and longitudinal data from wave 5 (N = 559 PwPD) and 6 (N = 442 PwPD) from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Loneliness was assessed using the three-item version of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale. Descriptive statistics, group comparisons, multiple linear regressions, and generalized estimating equation analysis were performed to explore loneliness prevalence, its relationship with other factors, and its impact on Quality of Life (QoL) in PwPD.ResultsDepending on the used cut-off, the prevalence of loneliness in PwPD ranged from 24.1 to 53.8%. These prevalences were higher compared to people without PD. Loneliness was mainly linked to decreased functional abilities, weaker grip strength, more symptoms of depression, and country of residence. Loneliness was also associated with current QoL and predicts future QoL in PwPD, highlighting its impact on well-being.ConclusionAddressing loneliness could potentially improve QoL for PwPD, making it a modifiable risk factor that clinicians and policy-makers should consider. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93fa0a4be222460c8b6d5671d251634c2023-06-23T12:53:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2023-06-011010.3389/fmed.2023.11832891183289The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in EuropeTino Prell0Tino Prell1Aline Schönenberg2Konstantin G. Heimrich3Department of Geriatrics, Halle University Hospital, Halle, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, GermanyDepartment of Geriatrics, Halle University Hospital, Halle, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, GermanyBackgroundLoneliness is a growing issue for public health in an aging society. However, there is a lack of research on loneliness in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD).MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional and longitudinal data from wave 5 (N = 559 PwPD) and 6 (N = 442 PwPD) from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Loneliness was assessed using the three-item version of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale. Descriptive statistics, group comparisons, multiple linear regressions, and generalized estimating equation analysis were performed to explore loneliness prevalence, its relationship with other factors, and its impact on Quality of Life (QoL) in PwPD.ResultsDepending on the used cut-off, the prevalence of loneliness in PwPD ranged from 24.1 to 53.8%. These prevalences were higher compared to people without PD. Loneliness was mainly linked to decreased functional abilities, weaker grip strength, more symptoms of depression, and country of residence. Loneliness was also associated with current QoL and predicts future QoL in PwPD, highlighting its impact on well-being.ConclusionAddressing loneliness could potentially improve QoL for PwPD, making it a modifiable risk factor that clinicians and policy-makers should consider.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1183289/fullParkinson’s diseaselonelinessdepressionquality of lifeSHAREUCLA Loneliness Scale |
| spellingShingle | Tino Prell Tino Prell Aline Schönenberg Konstantin G. Heimrich The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe Frontiers in Medicine Parkinson’s disease loneliness depression quality of life SHARE UCLA Loneliness Scale |
| title | The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe |
| title_full | The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe |
| title_fullStr | The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe |
| title_short | The impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe |
| title_sort | impact of loneliness on quality of life in people with parkinson s disease results from the survey of health ageing and retirement in europe |
| topic | Parkinson’s disease loneliness depression quality of life SHARE UCLA Loneliness Scale |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1183289/full |
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