Article

Parkinson's disease affects the ability to express motivation through
face, body, and voice; contextual factors may facilitate or inhibit expressive
behavior. The purpose of this study was to determine whether qualities of the
interview context are associated with client motivational behavior in Parkinson's
disease. METHOD: Men and women with Parkinson's disease (N = 106) discussed 2
topics (enjoyable activity vs. frustrating activity) during an assessment with a
female or male interviewer. From videotaped clips, displays of 4 categories of
motivation and 12 verbal and 18 nonverbal, behavioral patterns were rated.
RESULTS: During the discussion of enjoyable activities, participants used more
positive words, smiled more, and were more facially expressive. Participants were
less talkative about their negative feelings and appeared to be more apathetic
with the same-gender interviewer. CONCLUSION: Occupational therapy practitioners
should vary the emotional tone of their questions to improve the validity of
motivation assessments.

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