The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic

The ability of patients with Parkinson’s disease to recognize masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic

Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have face recognition difficulties. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the difficulties of PwP in recognizing masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 64 PwP, 58 age-matched older healthy controls (OHCs), and 61 younger healthy contr...

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Hauptverfasser: Aydemir, Sabiha Tezcan, Kumcu, Müge Kuzu, Çelik, Nazlı Durmaz, Bakirarar, Batuhan, Özkan, Serhat, Akbostancı, Muhittin Cenk
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Sprache:eng
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FOS: Clinical medicine
FOS: Health sciences
FOS: Psychology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Health Care Administration
Medicine
Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
Nursing not elsewhere classified
Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
Psychology not elsewhere classified
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Zusammenfassung:Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have face recognition difficulties. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the difficulties of PwP in recognizing masked faces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 64 PwP, 58 age-matched older healthy controls (OHCs), and 61 younger healthy controls (YHCs) were included in the study. The Benton Face Recognition Test - short form (BFRT-sf) and the 13-item questionnaire on face recognition difficulties due to masks during the pandemic developed by the authors were applied to all three study groups. Results: Both the PwP and OHC groups scored worse in BFRT-sf when compared with the YHC group (p
DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.20495514