Factors Associated With Uncertainty in Illness Among People With Parkinson’s Disease.

Factors Associated With Uncertainty in Illness Among People With Parkinson’s Disease.

Autor: Choi, MoonKi; Lee, JuHee; Oh, Eui Geum; Chu, Sang Hui; Sohn, Young H.; Park, Chang Gi

Publication year: 2020

Clinical nursing research

issn:1552-3799 1054-7738

doi: 10.1177/1054773818788492

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Abstract:

People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) reported to experience uncertainty because of gradually progressive disease characteristics with no cure, and variably manifesting and unpredictable symptoms. This study was designed to identify illness-related variables influencing uncertainty in PD patients and to analyze direct and indirect paths between these variables. Data were collected from 206 participants using a structured questionnaire. Path analysis revealed the direct and/or indirect effects of economic status, disease severity, social support, and resilience on uncertainty in people with PD. Disease severity, social support, and resilience were shown to have significant direct effects on uncertainty. Economic status and disease severity had indirect effects on uncertainty, which were mediated by social support. Disease severity and social support also had indirect effects on uncertainty, which were mediated by resilience. Therefore, the efforts of health care professionals should be directed not only toward managing PD symptoms, but also toward facilitating social support and resilience.

Language: eng

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Pmid: 30019611

Tags: Humans; Surveys and Questionnaires; Severity of Illness Index; Parkinson’s disease; *Parkinson Disease; Social Support; social support; uncertainty; resilience; Uncertainty; path analysis

Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30019611/