Gender differences in depression, anxiety, and quality of life in Parkinson's disease before and after deep brain stimulation surgery: a multicentre cohort study.

BMJ Neurol Open · 2025 · PMC12496053 · PMID 41048445

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Of the PDQ-39 domains, females reported significantly worse mobility postoperatively (p<0.001), and higher pain scores which demonstrated a trend towards significance (p = 0.064).

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GAD-7 scores improved significantly by a mean decrease of 2.28 (p<0.01), and PHQ-9 scores improved, although this did not reach statistical significance (p=0.13) ( online supplemental table 4 ).

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