Results underscore need for greater awareness of non-movement symptoms this Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
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Key Findings: Non-Movement Symptoms Decrease Quality of Life
90
percent of respondents reported that they or their loved one with
Parkinson’s experienced non-movement symptoms associated with PD,
including sleep problems (84 percent), cognitive challenges (75
percent), anxiety (65 percent), depression (55 percent), hallucinations
(41 percent) and delusions (24 percent).
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Of those who experienced non-movement symptoms:
- 84 percent agreed that non-movement symptoms had a negative impact on quality of life.
- 49 percent rated them as more challenging or much more challenging to live with than movement symptoms.
- Both people with PD and PD care partners reported that non-movement symptoms negatively impacted their ability to sleep (84 percent), plan for future events (76 percent), socialize (71 percent), make plans with family and friends (70 percent), be intimate with their partner (68 percent), complete household chores (68 percent) or run errands (67 percent).
“This survey clearly shows that non-movement symptoms of Parkinson’s
disease make it difficult for people with Parkinson’s and their care
partners to participate in activities most of us take for granted –
running errands, going to the movies, eating out or simply cooking and
cleaning,” said
Care Partners More Likely to Recognize Presence of Non-Movement
Symptoms than Persons with PD
The survey found that
non-movement symptoms were more frequently recognized by care partners
than by people with Parkinson’s. Most notably, care partners were two to
four times more likely than people with PD to recognize the presence of
hallucinations (51 percent of care partners as compared to 23 percent of
people with PD) and delusions (32 percent as compared to 8 percent).
These symptoms often go unreported to health care providers, making
non-movement symptoms difficult to diagnose and treat.ii
Medical literature suggests that only 10 to 20 percent of people with
Parkinson’s or their caregivers report hallucinations and delusions to
their doctor, possibly due to embarrassment or not understanding that
the symptoms are associated with PD and the majority of the discussion
is focused on motor symptoms.ii,iii,iv,v
Care partners were also more likely than people with Parkinson’s to recognize their loved one’s cognitive challenges (84 percent of care partners as compared to 62 percent of people with PD), anxiety (69 percent of care partners as compared to 57 percent of people with PD) and depression (59 percent of care partners as compared to 50 percent of people with PD).
“Parkinson’s disease changes how both people with PD and care partners think about their future and cope with day-to-day living,” said Jones. “Care partners are particularly attuned to how the disease is progressing in their loved one, which is why PMDAlliance added new educational resources to our website about the onset and impact of non-movement symptoms of PD. We want to encourage people to report symptoms to their health care providers, seek support and participate in the community. This spring, we’re also hosting several Learn, Live, Connect educational conferences across the country where people can learn more about Parkinson’s disease and its many symptoms.”
“We are honored to partner with PMDAlliance to highlight the impact of
non-movement symptoms on both people with Parkinson’s and their care
partners,” said
For more information about PMDAlliance and non-movement symptoms related to PD, please visit: https://www.pmdalliance.org/understanding-non-motor-symptoms/.
Survey Methodology
The survey was conducted online with the
PMDAlliance membership from
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i Parkinson's Foundation – Causes & Statistics. Available at http://parkinson.org/Understanding-Parkinsons/Causes-and-Statistics.
ii
Chadhuri KR, Prieto-Jurcynska C, Naidu Y, et al. The
nondeclaration of nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease to health
care professionals: an international study using the nonmotor symptoms
questionnaire. Mov Disord. 2010;25(6):704-709.
iii Fenelon
G, Alves G. Epidemiology of psychosis in Parkinson's disease. J
Neurol Sci. 2010;12.
iv Fenelon G, Mahieux F,
et al. Hallucinations in Parkinson's disease. Prevalence, phenomenology
and risk factors. Brain. 2000;736-738.
v Goetz,
Christopher, et al. The malignant course of ‘benign hallucinations’ in
Parkinson disease. Arch Neurol. 2006;63(5)713-716.
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