Effect evaluation of the positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment (PERMA) positive psychological intervention model in patients with Parkinson's disease.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of positive psychological intervention based on the Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment model for patients with Parkinson's disease.

METHOD: A total of 60 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups (a study group and a control group), receiving comprehensive intervention and routine nursing, respectively. Before and after the intervention, the motor function, quality of life, mental state, emotional fluctuation, and nursing satisfaction of the two groups were compared. The effect size of the comparison between the two groups was 0.35.

RESULTS

There were no significant differences in the scores of the two groups before the intervention (p > .05). After the intervention, the scores of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Hamilton Depression Scale, Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Mini-Mental State Examination in the study group were better than those in the control group (p < .001). The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule assessment showed that the positive emotion score of the study group had significantly improved, and the negative emotion score had been significantly reduced (p < .001). Nursing satisfaction analysis showed that the overall satisfaction in the study group was 93.33%, which was higher than the 73.33% in the control group (p < .05).

CONCLUSIONS

Positive psychological intervention can significantly improve the motor function, quality of life, and mental health of patients with Parkinson's disease and improve nursing satisfaction, which has good clinical application prospects. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).