Type D, anxiety and depression in association with quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease and patients with multiple sclerosis.

Purpose: The present study examines the role of Type D personality, anxiety and depression in quality of life (QoL) in patients with two chronic neurological diseases--Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 142 PD patients (73 % males; mean age 67.6 ± 9.

The impact of sleep and mood disorders on quality of life in Parkinson's disease patients.

Sleep disturbances are common and often severe in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their symptoms can be present at any time of day. The purpose of our study was to examine how excessive daytime sleepiness or poor nocturnal sleep quality and mood disorders influence the quality of life (QoL) in PD patients. Ninety-three PD patients from eastern Slovakia were recruited (49.

The impact of the intensity of fear on patient's delay regarding health care seeking behavior: a systematic review.

Objectives: This systematic review focuses on the role of the intensity of fear in patient's delay in cancer and in myocardial infarction.

Methods: In a search of literature published between 1990 and June 2009, 161 articles were found. After the use of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 articles in cancer and 4 articles in myocardial infarction remained.

The association of type D personality with quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Objectives: Personality traits appear as determinants of quality of life (QoL) in most chronic diseases. Type D personality is characterized by ineffective coping strategies that reduce QoL in patients with coronary heart disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Type D personality also predicts QoL in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Neuroticism and extraversion in association with quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Purpose: Personality traits appear as determinants of quality of life (QoL) in most chronic diseases. The aim of this study is to explore whether neuroticism and extraversion contribute to the variance in QoL in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) when controlled for age, functional status and disease duration.

Methods: The Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQ-39) was used to assess QoL and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) for disease severity.

Fatigue in Parkinson's disease is not related to excessive sleepiness or quality of sleep.

Objectives: Many patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) suffer from non-motor symptoms like sleep disturbances, excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue. The aim of our research was to explore whether fatigue is related to sleepiness and sleep problems, depression and functional status, controlled for age, gender and disease duration.

Methods: The sample consisted of 78 PD patients from Eastern Slovakia (52% males, mean age 68.

Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Fatigue is an important contributor to poor quality of life. The aim of our research was to identify factors associated with fatigue among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The sample consisted of 150 patients.