- Tytuł:
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Effect of depression on quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis
Wpływ depresji na jakość życia chorych ze stwardnieniem rozsianym - Autorzy:
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Brola, Waldemar
Fudala, Małgorzata
Czernicki, Jan - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1938539.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2007
- Wydawca:
- Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie
- Tematy:
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Multiple Sclerosis
Depression
Quality of Life
disability
stwardnienie rozsiane
depresja
niepełnosprawnosc
jakość życia - Opis:
- Background and purpose: Depression is a common complication of multiple sclerosis. It can essentially affect the natural course of the disease, treatment and rehabilitation results and can significantly decrease the quality of life. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of depression on multiple sclerosis patients’ quality of life using the Polish version of the Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis questionnaire (FAMS).Material and methods: Ninety-four patients aged 18–51 years, treated as inpatients at a neurological department, were examined. Depression was diagnosed using the DSM-IV criteria. Depression was assessed by means of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). The influence of depression on the quality of life assessed with Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis questionnaire (FAMS) and its association with locomotor insufficiency were analyzed (EDSS-Kurtzky Scale). The Fischer exact test and the Mann-Whitney test were used for statistical analysis.Results: Fifty-eight patients (62%) suffered from depression. Among them, 48 patients (51%) suffered mild depression and 10 patients (11%) had moderate or severe depression. A significantly better quality of life was noted in patients without depression in comparison to patients with mild and, especially, to those with moderate or severe depression (p < 0.005). A clear association between the degree of locomotor insufficiency, depression severity, and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis was found.Conclusions: High incidence of depression and its severity are associated with locomotor insufficiency. Depression significantly affects multiple sclerosis patients’ quality of life. The Polish version of FAMS questionnaire is a reliable and sensitive tool assessing quality of life and should be widely used in clinical practice.
- Źródło:
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Medical Rehabilitation; 2007, 11(2); 9-13
1427-9622
1896-3250 - Pojawia się w:
- Medical Rehabilitation
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki