The Main Determinants for Suicidal Ideation in a Romanian Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Joint Authors
Moţăţăianu, Anca
Bălaşa, Rodica
Voidăzan, Septimiu
Bajkó, Zoltán
Romaniuc, Andreea
Ştirbu, Nicoleta
Maier, Smaranda
Andone, Sebastian
Bărcuţean, Laura
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To determine the prevalence of suicidal concerns (SC) in a large multiple sclerosis (MS) patient group and to assess the major determinants that are implicated in their occurrence.
Methods.
A total of 349 patients were included in the study.
They completed a survey about their demographic characteristics, psycho-socio-economic data, and disease-related information.
Their disability level was assessed using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) based on the neurological examination performed by the same doctor for every patient and the SC were documented with the Beck Depression Inventory-II questionnaire.
Results.
The study included 112 men and 237 women, with a mean age around 42 years old.
Suicidal thoughts were more frequent in men, while suicidal intentions in women.
Positive correlations were found between SC and depression, EDSS, total number of relapses, disease duration, and level of education.
From the EDSS functional scores, only the pyramidal score and the cerebellar score presented a significant correlation with SC.
None of the patients with clinically isolated syndrome had SC.
The type of disease-modifying therapy, marital and occupational status, and the presence of children did not influence the presence of SC.
Conclusions.
The prevalence of SC is higher in patients with MS compared to the general population.
Their occurrence is mostly influenced by the disease itself (duration, relapses, acquired disability) and also by depression and lack of education.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Romaniuc, Andreea& Bălaşa, Rodica& Ştirbu, Nicoleta& Maier, Smaranda& Andone, Sebastian& Bajkó, Zoltán…[et al.]. 2020. The Main Determinants for Suicidal Ideation in a Romanian Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Romaniuc, Andreea…[et al.]. The Main Determinants for Suicidal Ideation in a Romanian Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Behavioural Neurology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Romaniuc, Andreea& Bălaşa, Rodica& Ştirbu, Nicoleta& Maier, Smaranda& Andone, Sebastian& Bajkó, Zoltán…[et al.]. The Main Determinants for Suicidal Ideation in a Romanian Cohort of Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Behavioural Neurology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138369
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138369