a Department of Pedagogy, Psychology, Philosophy , University of Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy.
b Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering , University of Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy.
Psychol Health Med. 2019 Aug;24(7):788-798. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1574355. Epub 2019 Feb 7.
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurological disorder characterized by motor symptoms and other clinical conditions, such as cognitive impairment, negative mood, anxiety. The present study explored the impact of PD on self-reported physical and mental health, objective cognition and postural control. The relationship among these variables was examined in order to understand the impact on quality of life. Fifty-four participants, 27 with and 27 without PD, were recruited in Sardinia - an area with an atypical prevalence of PD and psychological characteristics that might mitigate the impact of PD on life quality. Participants completed objective tests of cognitive ability and postural control and self-report measures of physical and mental health. The detrimental effect of PD was evident across all outcomes. Self-reported physical and mental health were both related to postural control. Variance in perceived physical health was explained, not only by PD itself and postural control but also by participation in leisure activities. Self-report outcomes related to life quality are related not only by motor disturbances associated with PD but also with lifestyle activities. In conclusion, social contexts promoting socially-oriented activities, such as that found in Sardinia, may, therefore, mitigate some of the detrimental consequences of PD.
帕金森病（PD）是一种以运动症状和其他临床情况为特征的神经退行性疾病，如认知障碍、负性情绪、焦虑等。本研究探讨了 PD 对自我报告的身心健康、客观认知和姿势控制的影响。检查了这些变量之间的关系，以便了解对生活质量的影响。在撒丁岛招募了 54 名参与者，其中 27 名患有 PD，27 名没有 PD。撒丁岛是一个 PD 发病率异常和心理特征可能减轻 PD 对生活质量影响的地区。参与者完成了认知能力和姿势控制的客观测试以及身心健康的自我报告测量。PD 的不利影响在所有结果中都很明显。自我报告的身心健康与姿势控制都有关。感知到的身体健康的变化不仅可以用 PD 本身和姿势控制来解释，还可以用休闲活动的参与来解释。与生活质量相关的自我报告结果不仅与与 PD 相关的运动障碍有关，还与生活方式活动有关。因此，总之，促进社交活动的社会环境，如撒丁岛所发现的，可能会减轻 PD 的一些不利后果。
