The Willingness of Parkinson's Patients to Consider Meditation as an Adjunct to Apathy-Inducing Medication
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Parkinson's Disease, Neuroscience, Naturopathy, Mindfulness, Meditation, PDAbstract
This quantitative study aimed to examine the relationship between the willingness of northeastern Tennessee Parkinson's patients to participate in meditation as an adjunct to their apathy medication and their self-diagnosis of drug-induced apathy. A survey was administered to 26 Parkinson's patients in northeastern Tennessee who were taking medication for apathy. Fifteen of the results were omitted, and 11 were analyzed. The survey included questions about willingness to participate in meditation and self-diagnosis of drug-induced apathy. Data were analyzed using a Chi-Square test for association. The results of the study indicated that there was no statistically significant relationship between the willingness of Parkinson's patients in northeastern Tennessee to participate in meditation as an adjunct to their apathy medication and their self-diagnosis of drug-induced apathy (p ≤ .05). These findings suggest that while many Parkinson's patients may be open to using meditation as an adjunct to their medication, no evidence indicates that patients diagnosed with drug-induced apathy are more willing than other populations of Parkinson's patients. Future research could explore other potential interventions that may be more effective in addressing the willingness to participate in naturopathic adjuncts for Parkinson's patients experiencing drug-induced apathy.
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