Research Article

Relationships among Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Taiwan

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants .

CharacteristicsMean (SD) or n (%)Range (min–max)

Age (years)64.98 41–87
Sex
 Male85
 Female49
Work
 Yes65
 No69
Onset age (years)57.29 29–85
Disease duration (years)7.86 0–23
MMSE27.41 24–30
H&Y stage1.43 1–4
 1 & 1.5108
 2 & 2.520
 3 & 46
UPDRS39.48 4–93
 Part I3.36 0–13
 Part II12.93 1–32
 Part III20.29 2–58
 Part IV3.50 0–18
BAI12.23 0–45
 Normal (0–7)42
 Mild (8–15)57
 Moderate (16–25)24
 Severe (26–63)11
BDI12.69 0–51
 Normal (0–13)85
 Mild (14–19)26
 Moderate (20–28)12
 Severe (29–63)11
PDSS-218.36 1–72
PDQ-3937.99 0–135
LEDD (mg)617.06 0–2395

MMSE: Minimental State Examination; H&Y: Hoehn and Yahr scale; UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; PDSS-2: Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Scale-2; PDQ-39: 39-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire; LEDD: levodopa equivalent daily dosage.