Kang W. Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health.
J Clin Med 2022;
11. [PMID:
36556099 DOI:
10.3390/jcm11247483]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the current study is to investigate how general and dimensions of mental health are affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).
METHODS
Factor 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.
RESULTS
The 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.
CONCLUSIONS
Effective 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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