Tufail Muhammad, Wu Changxin
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
Heliyon. 2022 Jun 3;8(6):e09604. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09604. eCollection 2022 Jun.
COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. It causes respiratory tract infection that ranges from mild to lethal. The present study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of COVID-19 on Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. A questionnaire about the emotional, physiological, and cognitive stress symptoms was designed in the present study. A total of 94 cases and 188 controls participants filled out the questionnaire. The participants include 70.2% male and 29.8% female in both cases and controls. 27.6% of the participants were aged 18-40 years old, 33.0% were aged 41-60 years old, and 39.4% were above 61 years old. In the present study, we found that the emotional symptoms of stress were common in PD patients. Fear about own and family health was significantly higher in PD patients. A significant number of PD patients were feeling depressed; the major reason was the COVID-19 and being a PD patient, While job difficulties and COVID-19 pandemic was the main reason for feeling depressed in the control group. Constant worrying due to COVID-19 was also more common in PD patients than in the control group. Among the physiological symptoms of stress, low energy, Restlessness, clenched jaw and avoiding others were significantly higher in PD patients. Among the cognitive symptoms of stress, racing thoughts, forgetfulness, and more nervous behaviours were common in PD patients. This study concludes that PD patients face a psychological burden due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which needs proper attention.
新冠肺炎是一种由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）引起的高传染性疾病。它会引发从轻度到致命的呼吸道感染。本研究旨在调查新冠肺炎对帕金森病（PD）患者的心理影响。本研究设计了一份关于情绪、生理和认知应激症状的问卷。共有94例患者和188名对照参与者填写了问卷。病例组和对照组中男性参与者均占70.2%，女性参与者均占29.8%。27.6%的参与者年龄在18至40岁之间，33.0%的参与者年龄在41至60岁之间，39.4%的参与者年龄在61岁以上。在本研究中，我们发现应激的情绪症状在PD患者中很常见。PD患者对自身和家人健康的担忧明显更高。相当数量的PD患者感到抑郁；主要原因是新冠肺炎以及患有PD，而在对照组中，工作困难和新冠疫情是感到抑郁的主要原因。由于新冠肺炎而持续担忧在PD患者中也比对照组更常见。在应激的生理症状方面，PD患者的精力不足、坐立不安、牙关紧闭和回避他人的情况明显更多。在应激的认知症状方面，PD患者中思绪纷乱、健忘和更多紧张行为很常见。本研究得出结论，由于新冠疫情，PD患者面临心理负担，这需要得到适当关注。
