Self-Perceived Burden as a Mediator of Depressive Symptoms amongst Individuals Living with a Movement Disorder
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2012
Keywords
self‐perceived burden, depression, anxiety, functional impairment, movement disorders
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.21901
Abstract
Objective: Movement disorders are chronic illnesses that can lead to functional impairment and psychological distress. This study examined the relations between functional impairment, depression, and anxiety in individuals with movement disorders, and whether these associations were mediated by feelings of self‐perceived burden.
Method: This cross‐sectional study sampled individuals (57 males and 57 females; mean age of 62) with chronic movement disorders from a movement disorders clinic. Patients completed measures of depression, anxiety, functional impairment, and self‐perceived burden.
Results: Functional impairment was associated with depression, but not anxiety, and was mediated by self‐perceived burden for individuals with chronic movement disorders.
Conclusions: Self‐perceived burden may have an important role relative to individuals' adaptation to chronic illness with implications for future interventions.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Clinical Psychology, v. 68, issue 10, p. 1149-1160
Scholar Commons Citation
Dempsey, Laurie E.; Karver, Marc; Labouliere, Christa; Zesiewicz, Theresa A.; and De Nadai, Alessandro S., "Self-Perceived Burden as a Mediator of Depressive Symptoms amongst Individuals Living with a Movement Disorder" (2012). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1657.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1657
