The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic
ABSTRACT. Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have face recognition difficulties. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the difficulties of PwP in recognizing masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 64 PwP, 58 age-matched older healthy controls (OHCs), and 61 younger...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
2022-08-01
|
| Series: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642022005011202&tlng=en |
| _version_ | 1828151707766358016 |
|---|---|
| author | Sabiha Tezcan Aydemir Müge Kuzu Kumcu Nazlı Durmaz Çelik Batuhan Bakirarar Serhat Özkan Muhittin Cenk Akbostancı |
| author_facet | Sabiha Tezcan Aydemir Müge Kuzu Kumcu Nazlı Durmaz Çelik Batuhan Bakirarar Serhat Özkan Muhittin Cenk Akbostancı |
| author_sort | Sabiha Tezcan Aydemir |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | ABSTRACT. Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have face recognition difficulties. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the difficulties of PwP in recognizing masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 64 PwP, 58 age-matched older healthy controls (OHCs), and 61 younger healthy controls (YHCs) were included in the study. The Benton Face Recognition Test - short form (BFRT-sf) and the 13-item questionnaire on face recognition difficulties due to masks during the pandemic developed by the authors were applied to all three study groups. Results: Both the PwP and OHC groups scored worse in BFRT-sf when compared with the YHC group (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). The number of those who had difficulty in recognizing people seen every day and the number of those who asked people to remove their masks because they did not recognize them were higher in the PWP group (p=0.026 and p=0.002, respectively). The number of individuals who looked at the posture and gait of people when they did not recognize their masked faces and those who stated that this difficulty affected their daily lives were higher in the OHC group (p=0.002 and p=0.009, respectively). The number of participants whose difficulty in recognizing masked faces decreased over time was higher in the YHC group (p=0.003). Conclusions: The PwP group demonstrated similar performance to their peers but differed from the YHC group in recognizing masked faces. Knowing difficulties experienced by elderly people in recognizing people who are masked can increase awareness on this issue and enhance their social interaction in pandemic conditions through measures to be taken. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T22:01:36Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9d7a79e3978542e2aaa41e0ac6a7790c |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1980-5764 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T22:01:36Z |
| publishDate | 2022-08-01 |
| publisher | Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
| spelling | doaj.art-9d7a79e3978542e2aaa41e0ac6a7790c2022-12-22T04:00:56ZengAssociação Neurologia Cognitiva e do ComportamentoDementia & Neuropsychologia1980-57642022-08-0110.1590/1980-5764-dn-2021-0117The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemicSabiha Tezcan Aydemirhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1288-4232Müge Kuzu Kumcuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7191-5000Nazlı Durmaz Çelikhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2943-2240Batuhan Bakirararhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5662-8193Serhat Özkanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5874-5270Muhittin Cenk Akbostancıhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5808-5121ABSTRACT. Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have face recognition difficulties. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the difficulties of PwP in recognizing masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 64 PwP, 58 age-matched older healthy controls (OHCs), and 61 younger healthy controls (YHCs) were included in the study. The Benton Face Recognition Test - short form (BFRT-sf) and the 13-item questionnaire on face recognition difficulties due to masks during the pandemic developed by the authors were applied to all three study groups. Results: Both the PwP and OHC groups scored worse in BFRT-sf when compared with the YHC group (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). The number of those who had difficulty in recognizing people seen every day and the number of those who asked people to remove their masks because they did not recognize them were higher in the PWP group (p=0.026 and p=0.002, respectively). The number of individuals who looked at the posture and gait of people when they did not recognize their masked faces and those who stated that this difficulty affected their daily lives were higher in the OHC group (p=0.002 and p=0.009, respectively). The number of participants whose difficulty in recognizing masked faces decreased over time was higher in the YHC group (p=0.003). Conclusions: The PwP group demonstrated similar performance to their peers but differed from the YHC group in recognizing masked faces. Knowing difficulties experienced by elderly people in recognizing people who are masked can increase awareness on this issue and enhance their social interaction in pandemic conditions through measures to be taken.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642022005011202&tlng=enParkinson DiseaseCOVID-19Facial Recognition |
| spellingShingle | Sabiha Tezcan Aydemir Müge Kuzu Kumcu Nazlı Durmaz Çelik Batuhan Bakirarar Serhat Özkan Muhittin Cenk Akbostancı The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic Dementia & Neuropsychologia Parkinson Disease COVID-19 Facial Recognition |
| title | The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | ability of patients with parkinson s disease to recognize masked faces during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Parkinson Disease COVID-19 Facial Recognition |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642022005011202&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT sabihatezcanaydemir theabilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT mugekuzukumcu theabilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT nazlıdurmazcelik theabilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT batuhanbakirarar theabilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT serhatozkan theabilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT muhittincenkakbostancı theabilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT sabihatezcanaydemir abilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT mugekuzukumcu abilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT nazlıdurmazcelik abilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT batuhanbakirarar abilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT serhatozkan abilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic AT muhittincenkakbostancı abilityofpatientswithparkinsonsdiseasetorecognizemaskedfacesduringthecovid19pandemic |