Differences in symptoms of depression between females and males with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
| Autor: | Jodie R. Gawryluk, Colleen Lacey, Chantel D Mayo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Multiple Sclerosis Population Placebo 03 medical and health sciences Multiple Sclerosis Relapsing-Remitting 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Depression (differential diagnoses) Psychiatric Status Rating Scales education.field_of_study Cognitive Symptoms Depression business.industry Multiple sclerosis Beck Depression Inventory Cognition General Medicine medicine.disease Neurology Relapsing remitting Female Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 51:102884 |
| ISSN: | 2211-0348 |
| Popis: | Introduction Depressive symptoms are experienced by up to 50% of individuals diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Furthermore, depressive symptoms are sometimes experienced differently for females and males in the general population, but it is unclear if this is true for people with Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS). The current study aimed to investigate whether there are differences between females and males with RRMS in overall depression scores as well as the types of depressive symptoms reported (somatic or cognitive). Method Demographic and Beck Depression Inventory, 2nd edition (BDI-II) raw scores for females and males with RRMS were downloaded with permission from the Multiple Sclerosis Outcome Assessments Consortium (MSOAC) Placebo database. A total of 494 individuals (n=354 females) with RRMS were included in analyses. Non-parametric Wilcoxon rank-sum tests were used to compare BDI-II Total Scores, Somatic Scores, and Cognitive Scores between females and males with RRMS. Results Females reported significantly greater overall symptoms of depression compared to males. Furthermore, females endorsed significantly greater somatic symptoms than males. There were no significant differences in females’ reports of cognitive symptoms compared to males. Conclusions Depressive symptoms in RRMS are experienced differently for females and males. Females with RRMS report higher levels of overall depression and somatic depressive symptoms compared to males with RRMS; this knowledge may help inform best strategies for treatment planning. Future studies should investigate depressive symptoms in females and males with progressive forms of MS, and track symptom changes longitudinally. |
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