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Background:In recent years, alexithymia has gained attention of medical researchers as a prognostic factor for serious health problems.The present studyaimed to assess alexithymia as a determinant of cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson’s disease.Methods:Patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (n=60) at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Civil Hospital Bahawalpur and Nishter Hospital Multan during May 2016 until June 2017 participated in the study. Healthy individuals (n=60) took part in the study from local community as controls.Participants completed Bermond–Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire and Montreal Cognitive Assessment.It was a cross sectional study design. Purposive sampling technique was used and data was analysed throughmultivariate analysis of variance and bivariate correlation.Results:Patients with Parkinson’s disease (177.96±8.93) showed higher attitudes of alexithymia as compared with healthy individuals (37.46±8.01), F (1,118)= 8216.52, p<0.001, ηp2=.98. In contrast with healthy controls (28.60±0.58), patients with Parkinson’s disease (2.25±.95) were cognitively impairedF (1,118)=36424.38, p<0.001,ηp2=.99. Alexithymia was a significant predictor of cognitive performance (R2=0.99, F (2, 119) = 5698.95, p<0.001).Conclusion:Alexithymia is a significant marker of cognitive decline in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Amara Gul,, Javed Yousaf. (2019) ALEXITHYMIA PREDICTS COGNITIVE DEFICITS IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PARKINSON’S DISEASE, , Volume 31, Issue 1.
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