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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 73:636-642 doi:10.1136/jnnp.73.6.636
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Apathy in Parkinson’s disease

Table 3

Scores for the Parkinson’s disease and osteoarthrisits groups on assessments of mood (BDI and HADS), hedonic tone (SHPS), and personality (TPQ)

OA PD p Value PD-LA PD-HA p Value
Values are mean (SD).
NS = p > 0.10.
BDI, Beck depression inventory; HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale; OA, osteoarthritis group; PD, Parkinson’s disease group; PD-HA, Parkinson’s disease-high apathy; PD-LA, Parkinson’s disease-low apathy; SHPS, Snaith–Hamilton pleasure scale; TPQ, tridimensional personality questionnaire.
BDI 8.5 (4.6) 13.7 (7.1) <0.05 13.3 (5.9) 14.4 (8.9) NS
HADS
    Depression 3.9 (3.2) 5.4 (3.4) NS 4.8 (2.7) 6.5 (4.2) NS
    Anxiety 6.7 (5.1) 8.6 (4.5) NS 8.4 (4.2) 8.8 (5.1) NS
SHPS 21.7 (4.0) 23.2 (4.8) NS 22.1 (5.0) 25.5 (3.4) <0.05
TPQ
    Novelty seeking 12.1 (4.2) 12.7 (5.3) NS 12.6 (5.2) 12.9 (5.8) NS
    Harm avoidance 16.5 (7.1) 19.2 (7.1) NS 18.5 (6.6) 20.5 (7.9) NS
    Reward dependency 17.8 (3.7) 17.2 (4.7) NS 17.8 (5.3) 16.3 (3.6) NS
    Persistence 4.5 (1.9) 4.2 (2.2) NS 4.7 (2.2) 3.2 (1.9) <0.10

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