The impact of social media use on depression in multiple sclerosis patients

Social media is a powerful tool in providing information and support for minority groups such as patients with chronic diseases. We aimed to assess the link between using online social media and depression in a sample population of Iranian Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. In this cross-sectional st...

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Published in:Acta neurologica Belgica 2020-12, Vol.120 (6), p.1405-1409
Main Authors: Farpour, Hamid Reza, Hoveidaei, Amir Human, Habibi, Leila, Moosavi, Mahsa, Farpour, Sima
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - etiology
Female
Humans
Iran
Male
Medicine/Public Health
Multiple Sclerosis - psychology
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Original
Original Article
Psychosocial Support Systems
Self-Help Groups
Social Media
Young Adult
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Summary:Social media is a powerful tool in providing information and support for minority groups such as patients with chronic diseases. We aimed to assess the link between using online social media and depression in a sample population of Iranian Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. In this cross-sectional study, a number of MS patients between 18–55 years were recruited. The Persian-language version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II-Persian) was used to screen MS patients for depression. We selected a cut-off point of 16 to identify depressed MS patients, who answered the self-administered questionnaire designed by the authors (the validity and reliability was confirmed before). Patients, whose interaction with social networks and communication tools was limited to 
ISSN:0300-9009
2240-2993
DOI:10.1007/s13760-020-01407-1