Health-related quality of life and depression in an Italian sample of multiple sclerosis patients

Only few publications have been reported on Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). EDSS is the most common outcome measure for either impairment or disability of MS, but it is not able to catch other aspects of MS impact on HRQoL. The authors performed a cro...

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Published in:Journal of the neurological sciences 2003-07, Vol.211 (1), p.55-62
Main Authors: Patti, Francesco, Cacopardo, Manuela, Palermo, Filippo, Ciancio, Maria Rita, Lopes, Rossella, Restivo, Domenico, Reggio, Arturo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Depression - etiology
Depression - psychology
Disability Evaluation
Disease Progression
Female
Health Status Indicators
Health-related quality of life
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - complications
Multiple Sclerosis - psychology
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Neurology
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Psychological Tests
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
SF-36
Sickness Impact Profile
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Only few publications have been reported on Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). EDSS is the most common outcome measure for either impairment or disability of MS, but it is not able to catch other aspects of MS impact on HRQoL. The authors performed a cross-sectional study on the group of all patients with MS who were diagnosed at least 4 years before 1998 in Catania (South Italy). One hundred and eighty patients out of 308 were enrolled in the study. SF-36 was used to catch the HRQoL of MS patients. EDSS, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and time since diagnosis were investigated as variables affecting the HRQoL of MS patients. The patients showed significant lower mean scores for all SF-36 health dimensions compared with sex- and age-adjusted scores in a general healthy Italian population ( p
ISSN:0022-510X
1878-5883
DOI:10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00040-6