Multiple sclerosis and personality traits : associations with depression and anxiety

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BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety are commonly observed in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). There is a growing body of literature supporting the hypothesis that personality traits can influence the mood disorders. This study aimed to investigate the personality traits and their relationships with depression and anxiety among pwMS.

METHODS: 234 pwMS were involved in this cross-sectional study. Personality traits, depression, and anxiety were assessed using the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), respectively. Pearson's correlation coefficient and generalized linear model were employed to evaluate the relationships between demographic and clinical characteristics, NEO-FFI, and HADS subscales.

RESULTS: In pwMS, longer disease duration was significantly associated with lower level of conscientiousness (β = - 0.23, p = 0.008) and agreeableness (β = - 0.2, p = 0.01). Moreover, higher expanded disability status scale (EDSS) of pwMS had a significant relationship with higher level of neuroticism (β = 0.89, p = 0.01). Increased level of neuroticism was significantly correlated with lower level of extraversion (r = - 0.28, p < 0.001), openness (r = - 0.37, p < 0.001), agreeableness (r = - 0.31, p < 0.001), and conscientiousness (r = - 0.45, p < 0.001). PwMS with higher level of conscientiousness showed more extraversion (r = 0.23, p < 0.001), openness (r = 0.61, p < 0.001), and agreeableness (r = 0.41, p < 0.001). Elevated level of neuroticism was significantly associated with higher level of anxiety (β = 0.47, p < 0.001) and depression (β = 0.11, p < 0.001) among pwMS.

CONCLUSION: The co-occurrence of depression and anxiety is probably associated with neuroticism among pwMS. Additionally, the impact of personality traits extends to influencing key disease aspects such as physical disability and disease duration in MS.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

European journal of medical research - 29(2024), 1 vom: 12. März, Seite 171

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vaheb, Saeed [VerfasserIn]
Mokary, Yousef [VerfasserIn]
Yazdan Panah, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Shaygannejad, Aysa [VerfasserIn]
Afshari-Safavi, Alireza [VerfasserIn]
Ghasemi, Majid [VerfasserIn]
Shaygannejad, Vahid [VerfasserIn]
Moases Ghaffary, Elham [VerfasserIn]
Mirmosayyeb, Omid [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
Depression
Journal Article
Multiple Sclerosis
Personality traits

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40001-024-01772-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369656105