Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Mental health in people with Parkinson’s disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: potential for targeted interventions?

N

844

Demographics

 

Age, years

70.3 (7.8)

Female, n (%)

321 (38.0)

Living situation, n (%)

 

Alone

118 (14.0)

Together

712 (84.4)

Assisted living

14 (1.7)

Education, n (%)

 

Primary

34 (4.0)

Lower

231 (27.4)

Intermediate

175 (20.7)

Higher

404 (47.9)

Dutch Ethnicity, n (%)

836 (99.1)

Work, n (%)

 

Paid employment

77 (9.1)

Retired, homemaker, volunteer work

636 (75.4)

Incapacity to work

131 (15.5)

Disease related

 

Age PD diagnosis, years

64.0 (9.1)

PD duration, years

6.4 (5.4)

MDS-UPDRS-II (0–52)

12.3 (7.5)

SCOPA-AUT (0–69)

17.4 (7.7)

Telephone MoCA (0–22)a

17.9 (3.0)

Comorbidities, n (%)b

515 (61.0)

Psychiatric comorbidities, n (%)c

70 (8.3)

COVID-19 related

 

Total COVID-19 influence (0–40)d

9.6 (5.9)

Care stressors (0–15)

1.9 (2.4)

Social stressors (0–15)

4.9 (3.2)

  1. Values are mean (SD). aMissing in 3.7%. bComorbidities include cardiovascular, pulmonary, locomotor, neuropsychiatric, oncological and metabolic diseases. cPsychiatric comorbidities include anxiety, depression and addiction. dTotal score consists of the sub scores of care and social stressors and two additional questions regarding COVID-19 symptoms and physical activity and relaxation.