Benefits of a Self-Management Program for the Couple Living With Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study.
The goal of this pilot study was to explore health benefits for couples participating together in an existing community-based self-management workshop for Parkinson's disease (PD). A quasi-experimental two-wave design explored the effects of the Strive to Thrive program in comparison to a wait-list control condition. Preliminary data (n = 39 couples) showed that spouses in the intervention group had greater engagement in mental relaxation techniques at 7 weeks than those in the control condition (large effect size). Small effects were observed for increases in aerobic activity and mental relaxation for the adult with PD, increases in strength-based activities and self-efficacy for spouses, declines in depressive symptoms for spouses, and decreases in protective buffering for both adults with PD and spouses. The program showed potential for existing community-based programs to benefit couples living with chronic illness.
['Lyons|Karen S|KS|0000-0001-9349-6057', 'Zajack|Alex|A|', 'Greer|Melissa|M|', 'Chaimov|Holly|H|', 'Dieckmann|Nathan F|NF|', 'Carter|Julie H|JH|']
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological D006801:Humans D010300:Parkinson Disease D010865:Pilot Projects D000073278:Self-Management D018454:Spouses
Parkinson’s caregiving dyadic coping dyadic illness management dyads health behaviors