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ArticleInternational journal of MS care

Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers in Mexico.

Gillian G Leibach, Marilyn Stern, Adriana Aguayo Arelis, Miguel Angel Macias Islas, Brenda Viridiana Rábago Barajas

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Article in International journal of MS care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Death Anxiety in Caregivers of Chronic Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  5. Access and barriers to MS care in Latin America.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gillian G LeibachDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA (GGL); Department of Child & Family Studies, Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA (MS); Department of Neuroscience, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico (MAMI); Department of Research, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (AAA); and Department of Psychology, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (BVRB).
Marilyn SternDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA (GGL); Department of Child & Family Studies, Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA (MS); Department of Neuroscience, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico (MAMI); Department of Research, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (AAA); and Department of Psychology, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (BVRB).
Adriana Aguayo ArelisDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA (GGL); Department of Child & Family Studies, Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA (MS); Department of Neuroscience, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico (MAMI); Department of Research, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (AAA); and Department of Psychology, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (BVRB).
Miguel Angel Macias IslasDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA (GGL); Department of Child & Family Studies, Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA (MS); Department of Neuroscience, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico (MAMI); Department of Research, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (AAA); and Department of Psychology, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (BVRB).
Brenda Viridiana Rábago BarajasDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA (GGL); Department of Child & Family Studies, Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA (MS); Department of Neuroscience, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico (MAMI); Department of Research, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (AAA); and Department of Psychology, Universidad Enrique Diaz de Leon, Guadalajara, Mexico (BVRB).
Universidad Enrique Díaz de León · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) rates are increasing in Latin America, and caregiving for an individual with MS is associated with poorer mental and physical health outcomes. No existing research has examined the relation between mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in MS caregivers in Latin America.

methodsThe present study examined the association between mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and HRQOL (36-item Short Form Health Status Survey) in 81 Mexican MS caregivers.

resultsA canonical correlation analysis uncovered a large, significant overall association between mental health and HRQOL, with 52.7% of the variance shared between the two sets of constructs. When individual canonical loadings were examined in this analysis, the most substantial pattern that emerged was between depression and general health. Four regressions controlling for demographic variables found that HRQOL uniquely accounted for 19.0% of the variance in caregiver anxiety, 32.5% in depression, 13.5% in satisfaction with life, and 14.3% in self-esteem.

conclusionsThese findings demonstrated a strong association between HRQOL and mental health, which points to directions for future studies on interventions for MS caregivers, particularly in Mexican and other Latino populations.

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PMID26917994
PMCPMC4766947
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