Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Aim : Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive, and neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It frequently leads to symptoms such as disability, cognitive impairment, fatigue, and depression. This study aims to examine the relationship between fatigue, cognitive functions,...

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Main Author: Gökçe Zeytin Demiral
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Language:English
Published: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 2023-10-01
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description Aim : Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive, and neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It frequently leads to symptoms such as disability, cognitive impairment, fatigue, and depression. This study aims to examine the relationship between fatigue, cognitive functions, depression, and disability among individuals with MS.Methods: Seventy-four MS patients were evaluated by using the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) battery. The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) was used in determining the level of disability, whereas the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were utilized in measuring the levels of fatigue and depression, respectively.Results :Moderate positive correlations were found between EDSS and BDI (r1=0.342; p<0.001), between EDSS and FSS (r1=0.392; p<0.001), between CFQ and BDI (r1=0.451; p<0.001), between CFQ and FSS (r1=0.425; p<0.001), and between FSS and BDI (r1=0.424; p<0.001).Conclusion :The results achieved in this study indicate that fatigue and depression increase as disability increases among Multiple Sclerosis patients and cognitive impairment is associated with both depression and fatigue.
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spelling doaj-art-2f3194a450c2400a885d166c2e3428592025-08-20T02:19:26ZengAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat UniversityActa Medica Alanya2587-03192023-10-017218418910.30565/medalanya.1350671727Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis PatientsGökçe Zeytin Demiral0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-5804Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiAim : Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive, and neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It frequently leads to symptoms such as disability, cognitive impairment, fatigue, and depression. This study aims to examine the relationship between fatigue, cognitive functions, depression, and disability among individuals with MS.Methods: Seventy-four MS patients were evaluated by using the Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) battery. The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) was used in determining the level of disability, whereas the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were utilized in measuring the levels of fatigue and depression, respectively.Results :Moderate positive correlations were found between EDSS and BDI (r1=0.342; p<0.001), between EDSS and FSS (r1=0.392; p<0.001), between CFQ and BDI (r1=0.451; p<0.001), between CFQ and FSS (r1=0.425; p<0.001), and between FSS and BDI (r1=0.424; p<0.001).Conclusion :The results achieved in this study indicate that fatigue and depression increase as disability increases among Multiple Sclerosis patients and cognitive impairment is associated with both depression and fatigue.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3365508multiple sclerosisdepressionfatiguecognitive failuremultipl skleroz;depresyonyorgunlukbilişsel yetersizlik
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Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Acta Medica Alanya
multiple sclerosis
depression
fatigue
cognitive failure
multipl skleroz;
depresyon
yorgunluk
bilişsel yetersizlik
title Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
title_full Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
title_fullStr Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
title_full_unstemmed Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
title_short Relationship Between Fatigue, Cognitive Functions, Depression, and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
title_sort relationship between fatigue cognitive functions depression and disability in multiple sclerosis patients
topic multiple sclerosis
depression
fatigue
cognitive failure
multipl skleroz;
depresyon
yorgunluk
bilişsel yetersizlik
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3365508
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