PMID- 12788680
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030905
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0908-4282 (Print)
IS  - 0908-4282 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 2
DP  - 2003
TI  - Neurobehavioral functioning of persons with Parkinson's disease.
PG  - 57-68
AB  - This study examines the neurobehavioral functioning of persons with Parkinson's 
      disease (PD) using the Neuropsychology Behavior and Affect Profile (NBAP), a 
      self-report version of the Neurobehavioral Rating Scale (NRS-Revised), and the 
      Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX). In the absence of existing data, the 
      psychometric properties of these measures were assessed prior to examining 
      neurobehavioral functioning. Self- and observer report versions of the NBAP, 
      NRS-Revised, and DEX were administered to a group of 30 persons with PD and 30 
      matched controls. Reliability analyses revealed that, although the total scores 
      from these measures provided internally reliable assessments of neurobehavioral 
      functioning, the sub-scale scores of the NBAP demonstrated lower reliability. In 
      addition, the 3 measures of neurobehavioral functioning showed moderate to high 
      correlations with one another and with measures of disease severity. When the PD 
      and control groups were compared on measures of current neurobehavioral 
      functioning, the PD group was found to exhibit problems on the NRS-Revised. Since 
      the onset of their disease, the PD group showed increasing levels of depression, 
      inappropriate behavior, and a reduced ability to follow the subtleties of 
      communication as measured by the NBAP. There was good agreement between self- and 
      observer-reports of neurobehavioral functioning, suggesting that problems with 
      insight did not affect patients' reports of symptomatology. Overall, the findings 
      indicate the emergence of a number of neurobehavioral problems in the early 
      stages of PD that are likely to adversely affect the social interactions of 
      persons with PD. When combined with the motor and cognitive effects of PD, these 
      problems may lead to social isolation.
FAU - Mathias, J L
AU  - Mathias JL
AD  - Department of Psychology, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 
      psyj-mat@psychology.adelaide.edu.au
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Appl Neuropsychol
JT  - Applied neuropsychology
JID - 9507620
SB  - IM
MH  - Case-Control Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neuropsychological Tests
MH  - Parkinson Disease/diagnosis/*psychology
MH  - Personality
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Social Behavior
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Task Performance and Analysis
EDAT- 2003/06/06 05:00
MHDA- 2003/09/06 05:00
CRDT- 2003/06/06 05:00
PHST- 2003/06/06 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/09/06 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/06/06 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1207/S15324826AN1002_01 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Appl Neuropsychol. 2003;10(2):57-68. doi: 10.1207/S15324826AN1002_01.