Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health
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 (...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-c74ff05f8da2412c8c917ac95d92eba82023-11-24T15:46:23ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832022-12-011124748310.3390/jcm11247483Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental HealthWeixi Kang0UK DRI Care Research and Technology Centre, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, 926, Sir Michael Uren Hub, 86 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UKObjective: 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/24/7483multiple sclerosisMSGHQ-12social dysfunction and anhedoniadepression and anxietyloss of confidence |
| spellingShingle | Weixi Kang Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health Journal of Clinical Medicine multiple sclerosis MS GHQ-12 social dysfunction and anhedonia depression and anxiety loss of confidence |
| title | Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health |
| title_full | Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health |
| title_short | Understanding the Effect of Multiple Sclerosis on General and Dimensions of Mental Health |
| title_sort | understanding the effect of multiple sclerosis on general and dimensions of mental health |
| topic | multiple sclerosis MS GHQ-12 social dysfunction and anhedonia depression and anxiety loss of confidence |
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