RT Journal Article
T1 Impact of Multiple Sclerosis and Its Association with Depression: An Analytical Case-Control Investigation
A1 Ruiz-Sánchez, Francisco Javier
A1 Martins, Maria do Rosário
A1 Soares, Salete
A1 Romero-Morales, Carlos
A1 López-López, Daniel
A1 Gómez-Salgado, Juan
A1 Jiménez-Cebrián, Ana María
K1 Esclerosis múltiple - Aspectos psicológicos
AB Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological, chronic, inflammatory, and progressive disease with musculoskeletal problems and neurodegenerative disorders that causes worsening of the health status of patients. The aim of this study was to determine the level of depression in MS patients compared to a population of healthy subjects. The established sample size was 116 subjects matched with the same age, sex, and body mass index. The subjects were recruited from different multiple sclerosis associations and neurology clinics in different public health areas (case group n = 58) and healthy subjects from the same locality (control group n = 58). The scores and categories of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in its Spanish version were collected. There was a clear statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in the BDI scores between both groups. As a result, we found that the subjects with MS presented worse results with BDI = 9.52 ± 7.70 points compared to the healthy subjects with a BDI score = 5.03 ± 5.14. Within the BDI categories, there were statistically significant differences (p < 0.001), which were greater for the MS group. Depression is a dangerous factor for MS patients, being a trigger for a poorer quality of life.
PB MPDI
YR 2022
FD 2022-11-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/25881
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/25881
LA eng
NO Ruiz-Sánchez, F.J.; do Rosário Martins, M.; Soares, S.; Romero-Morales, C.; López-López, D.; Gómez-Salgado, J.; Jiménez-Cebrián, A.M. Impact of Multiple Sclerosis and Its Association with Depression: An Analytical Case-Control Investigation. Healthcare 2022, 10, 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112218
NO Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 23 ene 2026