PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bonnie M. Scott
AU  - Robert S. Eisinger
AU  - Revath Sankar
AU  - Jared F. Benge
AU  - Robin C. Hilsabeck
AU  - Michael S. Okun
AU  - Aysegul Gunduz
AU  - Dawn Bowers
TI  - Online vs Face-to-Face Administration of Impulse Control Disorder Questionnaires in Parkinson Disease
AID  - 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200074
DP  - 2022 Oct 01
TA  - Neurology: Clinical Practice
PG  - e93--e97
VI  - 12
IP  - 5
4099  - http://cp.neurology.org/content/12/5/e93.short
4100  - http://cp.neurology.org/content/12/5/e93.full
AB  - Background and Objective Social desirability bias, the tendency to underreport undesirable behaviors, may be one reason patients with Parkinson disease (PD) underreport symptoms of impulse control disorders (ICDs).Methods We compared rates of ICD endorsement on questionnaires administered face-to-face and online in 60 patients with mild-to-moderate idiopathic PD. Participants also completed a self-report measure of social desirability.Results We found a significantly higher prevalence of any ICD based on online (56.7%) vs in-person (33.3%) administration. Significantly higher endorsement of items related to hypersexuality in men and compulsive eating and buying in women were found with online administration. Social desirability bias was positively correlated with ICD symptom endorsement across all items and subscales.Discussion The results highlight the importance of social context/setting and the need for sensitivity and discretion when screening for ICD symptoms. Although a higher level of symptom endorsement does not necessarily imply a greater level of accuracy, more work is needed to determine which method of administration is most accurate for clinical and research practice.