Mood, side of motor symptom onset and pain complaints in Parkinson's disease

Objective Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) present with a variety of non‐motor symptoms including sensory complaints and mood disturbances. In the current pilot study, we aimed to explore pain complaints and the association between mood and pain in PD. We hypothesized that pain ratings wo...

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Published in:International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2010-05, Vol.25 (5), p.519-524
Main Authors: McNamara, Patrick, Stavitsky, Karina, Harris, Erica, Szent-Imrey, Orsolya, Durso, Raymon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Geriatric psychiatry
Geriatric psychology
Humans
Male
McGill Pain Questionnaire
Medical sciences
mood dysfunction
Motor ability
Multivariate Analysis
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Nervous system as a whole
Neurology
Neuropsychological Tests
Older people
Pain
Pain - psychology
Pain Measurement
Parkinson Disease - psychology
Parkinson's disease
Pilot Projects
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Severity of Illness Index
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) present with a variety of non‐motor symptoms including sensory complaints and mood disturbances. In the current pilot study, we aimed to explore pain complaints and the association between mood and pain in PD. We hypothesized that pain ratings would be elevated in patients with PD relative to controls. As PD is lateralized at onset and studies have found lateralization of some non‐motor symptoms in PD, we also hypothesized that PD patients would exhibit differing pain profiles depending on side of onset of the disease. Methods Twenty‐three PD patients (11 right‐onset (RPD), 12 left‐onset (LPD) disease), and 11 control participants (CS) completed a mood questionnaire (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale; DASS) as well as the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Results Both PD groups reported higher present pain intensity scores (p = 0.001), more evaluative pain intensity (p = 0.02), and more overall pain (p = 0.02) than control participants. There was a significant association between mood and all of the McGill pain ratings in the LPD patients, with those reporting more mood symptoms rating higher on all pain scales (all p‐values 
ISSN:0885-6230
1099-1166
DOI:10.1002/gps.2374