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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2023

Parkinson's Disease and Subjective Prospects for the Future in Different Life Domains. Findings of a Nationally Representative Sample.

André Hajek, Katharina Grupp, Ghazal Aarabi, Benedikt Kretzler, Hans-Helmut König

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André HajekDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical-Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6886-2745
Katharina GruppDivision of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Ghazal AarabiDepartment of Periodontics, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Benedikt KretzlerDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical-Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hans-Helmut KönigDepartment of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical-Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5711-6862

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Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the link between Parkinson's disease and perceived prospects for the future. Patients and Methods: Data were taken from the German Ageing Survey (year 2021; n=4296 individuals, thereof 33 individuals with Parkinson's disease) were used. This is a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling individuals ≥ 40 years in Germany. Perceived prospects for the future in different life domains (ie, living standard, health and general optimism) were used as outcomes. Physician-diagnosed Parkinson's disease served as key independent variable . It was adjusted for several covariates. Results: Individuals with Parkinson's disease had a markedly worse (Cohen's d=0.65) general optimism compared to individuals without Parkinson's disease. After adjusting for various factors, these differences disappeared in multiple linear regressions (β=-0.04, p=0.72). Moreover, multiple ordered logistic regressions showed that individuals with Parkinson's disease had a worse future self-rated health (OR: 4.10, 95% CI: 1.99-8.47, p<0.001) compared to individuals without Parkinson's disease. Conclusion: Our study first showed that general optimism may be lower among individuals with Parkinson's disease (bivariate analysis). However, this association disappeared when it was adjusted for health-related factors in regression analysis. In sum, our findings indicate that more general future-related factors did not significantly differ between individuals with and without Parkinson's disease. However, there were significant differences in future self-rated health.

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