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<sec><h3>Objective</h3>
<p>This study aimed to investigate the status quo of family care degree, stigma and psychosocial adaptation of the patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and discuss the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with PD.</p>
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<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>This study was conducted between September 2018 and April 2019 on patients with PD who were admitted to a Tertiary Grade A hospital in Dalian city. A total of 246 PD patients were investigated by convenience sampling method using self-designed general information questionnaire, along with family care index (APGAR), 24-item Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI), and Psychosocial Adjustment Scale (PAS) for PD. And patients were divided into two groups according to the level of family care degree and compared with stigma and psychosocial adaptation.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>The total score of family care for patients with PD was 6.97 ± 2.46, family function was good in 132 cases (53.7%), moderate barrier in 92 cases (37.4%), and severe barrier in 22 cases (8.9%). The scores of stigma and psychosocial adaptability and their dimensions in the group with high degree family care were higher than the low degree group.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>The overall level of family care for PD patients was poor. Improving family care degree can help patients with PD to reduce stigma and improve psychosocial adaptation.</p>
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Objective
This study aimed to investigate the status quo of family care degree, stigma and psychosocial adaptation of the patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and discuss the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with PD.

Methods
This study was conducted between September 2018 and April 2019 on patients with PD who were admitted to a Tertiary Grade A hospital in Dalian city. A total of 246 PD patients were investigated by convenience sampling method using self-designed general information questionnaire, along with family care index (APGAR), 24-item Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI), and Psychosocial Adjustment Scale (PAS) for PD. And patients were divided into two groups according to the level of family care degree and compared with stigma and psychosocial adaptation.

Results
The total score of family care for patients with PD was 6.97 ± 2.46, family function was good in 132 cases (53.7%), moderate barrier in 92 cases (37.4%), and severe barrier in 22 cases (8.9%). The scores of stigma and psychosocial adaptability and their dimensions in the group with high degree family care were higher than the low degree group.

Conclusions
The overall level of family care for PD patients was poor. Improving family care degree can help patients with PD to reduce stigma and improve psychosocial adaptation.

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University

Frontiers of Nursing

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Research on the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with Parkinson’s disease

Objective
This study aimed to investigate the status quo of family care degree, stigma and psychosocial adaptation of the patients with Parkinson’s disease...

Research on the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with Parkinson’s disease^†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 69 - 74

Received: Apr 20, 2020

Accepted: Jun 22, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2021-0008

Keywords
Parkinson’s disease, family care, stigma, psychosocial adaptability, quality of life

© 2021 Yue-Yue He et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Research on the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with Parkinson’s disease†

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 69 - 74

Received: Apr 20, 2020

Accepted: Jun 22, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2021-0008

KeywordsParkinson’s disease, family care, stigma, psychosocial adaptability, quality of life

© 2021 Yue-Yue He et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Research on the effects of family care degree on stigma and psychosocial adaptation among the patients with Parkinson’s disease^†

Keywords
Parkinson’s disease, family care, stigma, psychosocial adaptability, quality of life