COVID-19 pandemic and mental distress in multiple sclerosis: Implications for clinical management.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

In multiple sclerosis (MS), disease-related factors and dysfunctional coping might favor the development of mental distress induced by COVID-19 containment measures. Aim of this study was exploring the relationship between disability, coping strategies, daily life reorganization and neuropsychiatric symptoms in an Italian MS population during the COVID-19 lockdown, in order to identify potentially modifiable factors that could inform clinical management of mental distress in people with MS.

Methods

We explored the relationship between mental distress, disability and coping strategies in the Italian MS population under lockdown. Structural equation modeling was applied to information collected via web survey to identify modifiable factors that could acc

SUBMITTER: Costabile T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675416 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature