Stress and mindfulness in Parkinson's disease–a survey in 5000 patients

A van der Heide, AEM Speckens, MJ Meinders… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
Many Parkinson's disease (PD) patients notice that motor symptoms worsen during stress,
and experience stress-related neuropsychiatric symptoms such as anxiety and depression …

Sleep disturbance in caregivers of individuals with Parkinsonism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Sprajcer, PJ Owen, ME Crowther, K Harper… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The global prevalence of Parkinsonism continues to rise given ageing
populations. Individuals with Parkinsonism who have moderate or severe symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Parkinson's Disease and Caregiving Roles, Demands, and Support Needs and Experiences: A Scoping Review

ML Longacre, L Roche, GC Kueppers, B Buurman - Healthcare, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: A public health priority is the increasing number of persons with
Parkinson's disease (PwP), and the need to provide them with support. We sought to …

A moderated mediation model of perceived stress, negative emotions and mindfulness on fertility quality of life in women with recurrent pregnancy loss

G Li, Z Jiang, X Han, X Shang, W Tian, X Kang… - Quality of Life …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to investigate the level of fertility related quality of life (FertiQoL) in
women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), and to further examine moderated mediation …

A dyadic study of psychological well-being of individuals with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers

Y Lee, YJ Chiou, CF Hung, YY Chang, YF Chen… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an incapacitating neurodegenerative disease. Patients with PD
and their caregivers may have interactive effects on each other's psychological well-being …

Dispositional mindfulness: Is it related to knee osteoarthritis population's common health problems?

SF Chu, LC Lin, AF Chiu, HH Wang - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background A growing body of research supports dispositional mindfulness as important in
influencing physical and mental health as well as physical activities in patients with chronic …

“It's been a hard day's night”: sleep problems in caregivers for older adults

AN Leggett, M Morley, SF Smagula - Current sleep medicine reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This paper critically evaluates literature from the last 3 years on
sleep in caregivers for older adults. Research is evaluated in four main areas: factors related …

Influence of care partner presence on outcomes of people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review

EC DeMarco, S Pruthi, A Cotter… - … Journal of Care …, 2024 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) often depend on informal care partners (CPs), but the
effect of CP presence on outcomes for people with PD remains unexamined. A systematic …

Mindfulness, self-reported health, and cortisol: A latent profile analysis

SM Leach, AM Mitchell, P Salmon… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study utilized a latent profile analysis approach to examine the relationship between
mindfulness profiles and self-reported mental and physical health, as well as salivary …

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating MBSR for Parkinson's Disease Patients and Their Caregiving Partners: Effects on Distress, Social support, Cortisol …

CJ Siwik, K Phillips, I Litvan, P Salmon, A Rodgers… - Mindfulness, 2022 - Springer
Objectives To examine the preliminary effects of the mindfulness-based stress reduction
(MBSR) program in the management of biopsychosocial stress–related changes associated …