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Religious and spiritual beliefs in outpatients suffering from Parkinson disease
- Authors:
- GIAQUINTO S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26(9), September 2011, pp.916-922.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Parkinson's disease is a progressive illness, generally of late adult life, in which personality changes may occur. This study, undertaken in an area where Roman Catholic people are in the majority, aimed to evaluate whether religious and spiritual beliefs in patients with Parkinson's disease are different from age-matched controls. The study participants were 83 people with Parkinson's disease, 88 randomly selected age-matched healthy subjects, and 79 people affected by hypertension, in Rome, Italy. Spiritual and religious beliefs were assessed using the Royal Free Interview. The article describes the study, analysis and results. 99% of Parkinson's disease participants and 99% of controls declared that they had beliefs. The main conclusions of the study were that Parkinson's disease participants and controls do not differ in their Royal Free Interview score and that Parkinson's disease participants maintain their faith in spite of the disease severity.