Impact of Multiple Sclerosis and Its Association with Depression: An Analytical Case-Control Investigation
Francisco Javier Ruiz-Sánchez,
Maria do Rosário Martins,
Salete Soares,
Carlos Romero-Morales,
Daniel López-López,
Juan Gómez-Salgado,
Ana María Jiménez-Cebrián
Affiliations
Francisco Javier Ruiz-Sánchez
Research, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Industrial Campus of Ferrol, Universidade da Coruña, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
Maria do Rosário Martins
UICISA:E, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua D. Moisés Alves Pinho 190, 4900-314 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Salete Soares
UICISA:E, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua D. Moisés Alves Pinho 190, 4900-314 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Carlos Romero-Morales
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Daniel López-López
Research, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Industrial Campus of Ferrol, Universidade da Coruña, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
Juan Gómez-Salgado
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labor Sciences, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
Ana María Jiménez-Cebrián
Nursing and Podiatry Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological, chronic, inflammatory, and progressive disease with musculoskeletal problems and neurodegenerative disorders that causes worsening of the health status of patients. The aim of this study was to determine the level of depression in MS patients compared to a population of healthy subjects. The established sample size was 116 subjects matched with the same age, sex, and body mass index. The subjects were recruited from different multiple sclerosis associations and neurology clinics in different public health areas (case group n = 58) and healthy subjects from the same locality (control group n = 58). The scores and categories of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in its Spanish version were collected. There was a clear statistically significant difference (p p < 0.001), which were greater for the MS group. Depression is a dangerous factor for MS patients, being a trigger for a poorer quality of life.