TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nilsson, Maria H.
A1  - Oswald, Frank
A1  - Palmqvist, Sebastian
A1  - Slaug, Björn
T1  - Coping styles among people with parkinson’s disease: a three-year follow-up study
T2  - Behavioral Sciences
N2  - People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience a gradual loss of functional abilities that affects all facets of their daily life. There is a lack of longitudinal studies on coping styles in relation to the disease progression among people with PD. The aim of this study was to explore how coping styles in PD evolve over a 3-year period. Data from the longitudinal project “Home and Health in People Ageing with PD” was utilized (N = 158), including baseline and 3-year follow-up assessments. Coping was captured by ratings of 13 different coping styles. A factor analysis was conducted to analyse patterns of coping styles. Stability and change were analysed for each of the 13 styles with respect to the course of the disease. The factor analysis revealed four coping patterns: pessimistic, optimistic, persistent and support-seeking. The stability of each coping style over time ranged from 75.3% to 90.5%. Those who experienced a worsening of the disease were most inclined to change their coping style (p = 0.006). The results suggest that even when facing severe challenges due to PD in daily life, coping styles remain relatively stable over time. However, a worsening in PD severity appeared to trigger a certain re-evaluation of coping styles.
KW  - adaptation
KW  - coping
KW  - chronic illness
KW  - parkinson’s disease
KW  - psychosocial adjustment
Y1  - 2020
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/57225
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-572254
SN  - 2076-328X
VL  - 10
IS  - Article 190
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -