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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health.

Weixi Kang

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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Weixi KangUK DRI Care Research and Technology Centre, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, 926, Sir Michael Uren Hub, 86 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3440-9360
UK Dementia Research Institute · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of the current study is to investigate how general and dimensions of mental health are affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).

methodsFactor analysis, generalized linear models, and one-sample t-tests were used to analyze data from 78 people with MS with a mean age of 52.19 (S.D. = 12.94) years old and 25.64% males and 38,516 people without MS with a mean age of 49.10 (S.D. = 18.24) years old and 44.27% males from Understanding Society.

resultsThe current study found that there are three underlying factors of the GHQ-12 labeled as GHQ-12A (social dysfunction and anhedonia; 6 items), GHQ-12B (depression and anxiety; 4 items), and GHQ-12C (loss of confidence; 2 items), and the general mental health, GHQ-12A (social dysfunction and anhedonia), and GHQ-12C (loss of confidence) are associated with MS.

conclusionsEffective mental health management in MS patients is important given mental health in people with MS is linked to the onset of MS and exacerbating disease progression/relapses.

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depression and anxietyGHQ-12loss of confidenceMSmultiple sclerosissocial dysfunction and anhedonia

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PMID36556099
PMCPMC9784896
OpenAlexW4312210205

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