Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease
Comorbid psychiatric complications are a common occurrence in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the majority of people with PD experiencing mental health problems do not receive any professional treatment. Method: A total of327 Australian adults with PD completed a cross-sectional survey examining...
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| author | Troeung, Lakkhina Gasson, Natalie Egan, Sarah |
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| description | Comorbid psychiatric complications are a common occurrence in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the majority of people with PD experiencing mental health problems do not receive any professional treatment. Method: A total of327 Australian adults with PD completed a cross-sectional survey examining patterns of mental health service utilization and predictors of willingness to seek future mental health treatment. Results: Only 8% of participants were currently engaged in mental health treatment despite elevated levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. The lifetime service use rate was also low at 24%. Logistic regression analysis showed that, second to prior treatment experience (odds ratio [OR] = 3.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.46-7.35), having had a discussion about psychological symptoms with a primary PD neurologist was the next most important predictor and tripled the likelihood of an individual being willing to seek future treatment, (OR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.72- 5.27). Conclusion: This study highlights the integral role of the PD neurologist in facilitating awareness and treatment of mental health problems for individuals with PD. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-415972017-09-13T14:15:05Z Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease Troeung, Lakkhina Gasson, Natalie Egan, Sarah barriers mental health service utilization psychological treatment Parkinson's disease Comorbid psychiatric complications are a common occurrence in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the majority of people with PD experiencing mental health problems do not receive any professional treatment. Method: A total of327 Australian adults with PD completed a cross-sectional survey examining patterns of mental health service utilization and predictors of willingness to seek future mental health treatment. Results: Only 8% of participants were currently engaged in mental health treatment despite elevated levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. The lifetime service use rate was also low at 24%. Logistic regression analysis showed that, second to prior treatment experience (odds ratio [OR] = 3.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.46-7.35), having had a discussion about psychological symptoms with a primary PD neurologist was the next most important predictor and tripled the likelihood of an individual being willing to seek future treatment, (OR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.72- 5.27). Conclusion: This study highlights the integral role of the PD neurologist in facilitating awareness and treatment of mental health problems for individuals with PD. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41597 10.1177/0891988714541869 Sage Publications restricted |
| spellingShingle | barriers mental health service utilization psychological treatment Parkinson's disease Troeung, Lakkhina Gasson, Natalie Egan, Sarah Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease |
| title | Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full | Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease |
| title_fullStr | Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease |
| title_short | Patterns and Predictors of Mental Health Service Utilization in People With Parkinson's Disease |
| title_sort | patterns and predictors of mental health service utilization in people with parkinson's disease |
| topic | barriers mental health service utilization psychological treatment Parkinson's disease |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41597 |