Reliability and Validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale in Italian Subjects with Parkinson’s Disease
Table 1
Main demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample ().
Variables
Values
Age (years)a
66.9 ± 9.7
Genderb
(i) Male
44 (59.5%)
(ii) Female
30 (40.5%)
Depressionb
(i) Presence
23 (31.1%)
(ii) Absence
51 (68.9%)
Medications prescribed to depressed subjects (N=23)b
(i) Antidepressant
11 (47.8%)
(ii) Anxiolytic
10 (43.5%)
(iii) No medications
2 (8.7%)
Educational levelb
(i) Primary
9 (12.2%)
(ii) Secondary
17 (23%)
(iii) High school
33 (44.6%)
(iv) Degree
13 (17.6%)
(v) Not reported
3 (4.1%)
Employmentb
(i) Employed
13 (17.6%)
(ii) Not employed
4 (5.4%)
(iii) Retired
57 (77%)
Marital statusb
(i) Married
56 (75.6%)
(ii) Unmarried
17 (23%)
(iii) Not reported
1 (1.4%)
Time since PD diagnosis (years)a
7.8 ± 5.6
Hoehn and Yahr stagec
3 (2; 3)
Settingb
(i) Department
20 (27%)
(ii) Ambulatory
53 (71.6%)
(iii) Day-hospital
1 (1.4%)
MMSE scorec
29 (27.25; 30)
HADS-A scorec
7 (4; 10)
HADS-D scorec
7 (4; 10)
HADS total scorec
15 (10; 20)
GDS total scorec
13 (6; 19)
PDQ-39 subscale scorec
(i) Mobility
17.5 (7.5; 25.75)
(ii) Activities of daily living
10 (4; 15.75)
(iii) Emotional well-being
9 (5; 14)
(iv) Stigma
4 (2; 8)
(v) Social support
1 (0; 3.75)
(vi) Cognition
5 (2; 8)
(vii) Communication
3 (1.25; 6)
(viii) Bodily discomfort
4 (2; 7)
PDQ-39 total scorec
59 (31.25; 76)
SF-36c
95 (86.25; 102)
Barthel Indexc
85 (75; 95)
Data are expressed as amean ± standard deviation, bfrequency with percentage, or cmedian with 25th and 75th percentiles. MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale of Anxiety; HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale of Depression; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; PDQ-39: Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire; SF-36: Short Form 36-Health Survey Questionnaire.