Depressive symptoms correlate with disability and disease course in multiple sclerosis patients: An Italian multi-center study using the Beck Depression Inventory

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Background: Depression occurs in about 50% of patients with multiple sclerosis. The aims of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in a multicenterMS population using the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI II) and to identify possible correlations between the BDI II score and demographic and clinical variables. Methods: Data were collected in a multi-center, cross-sectional study over a period of six months in six MS centers in Italy using BDI II. Results: 1,011 MS patients participated in the study. 676 subjects were female, with a mean age of 34 years (SD 10.8), mean EDSS of 3.3 (0-8.5) and mean disease duration of 10.3 years (range 1-50 years). 668 (%) subjects scored lower than 14 on the BDI II and 343 (33.9%) scored greater than 14 (14 cut-off score). For patients with BDI>14 multivariate analysis showed a significant difference between EDSS and disease course. BDI II scores for subjects with secondary progressive (SP) MS were significantly different from primary progressive (PP) patients (p < 0.001) but similar to relapsing-remitting (RR) patients. Considering subjects with moderate to severe depressive symptoms (BDI II score from 20-63), in relation to disease course, 11.7% (83/710) had RR MS, 40.7% (96/236) SP and 13.6% (6/44) PP. Conclusions: Using the BDI II, 30% of the current sample had depressive symptoms. BDI II score correlates with disability and disease course, particularly in subjects with SP MS. The BDI II scale can be a useful tool in clinical practice to screen depressive symptoms in people with MS.

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Solaro, C., Trabucco, E., Signori, A., Martinelli, V., Radaelli, M., Centonze, D., … Truini, A. (2016). Depressive symptoms correlate with disability and disease course in multiple sclerosis patients: An Italian multi-center study using the Beck Depression Inventory. PLoS ONE, 11(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160261

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