Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Multicentric Case-Control Italian Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic exerted a strong impact on people's quality of life and increased loneliness. This study evaluates the effect of the pandemic on loneliness in patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) compared with the general population.

Methods

100 BMS patients versus 100 healthy controls (HC) were recruited in five Italian centers. The 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the short-form UCLA Loneliness Scale-8 (ULS-8), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Suicidal Ideation Attribute Scale (SIDAS) were administered.

Results

BMS patients and HC showed high scores (16 [14-20.25] and 16 [14-18]

SUBMITTER: Adamo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921841 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature