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Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their relatives during the disease trajectory
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- Jakobsson Larsson, Birgitta, 1965- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Livsstil och rehabilitering vid långvarig sjukdom,Department of Neurology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Nordin, Karin (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap
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- Nygren, Ingela (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Neurologi,Department of Neurology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Elsevier, 2023
- 2023
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of the Neurological Sciences. - : Elsevier. - 0022-510X .- 1878-5883. ; 455
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Abstract
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- OBJECTS: The aim of this study was to describe the presence of anxiety and depression among patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and their relatives from diagnosis and during the disease progression. An additional aim was to explore if the patient's physical function correlated with the patients' or relatives' anxiety and depression.METHODS: A prospective and longitudinal study, including 33 patients with ALS and their relatives who filled out the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at the time of diagnosis and over a period of two years. The patient's physical function was measured with the revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional and Rating Scale (ALS FRS-R).RESULTS: The results showed that many patients (45%) and relatives (58%) had symptoms of anxiety and that 13% of the patients and 29% of the relatives had symptoms of depression soon after the patient had been diagnosed with ALS. The prevalence of anxiety decreased over time in the group of patients but remained stable in the group of relatives. Relatives had more symptoms of anxiety compared to patients. There was a correlation between the patient's physical function and HADS in the group of relatives; however, no correlation was found in the group of patients.CONCLUSION: The results showed that many patients and relatives suffered from symptoms of anxiety quite soon after their diagnosis, and that many relatives had symptoms of anxiety during the disease trajectory. This highlights the need to continuously measure patients' anxiety/depression level but also to pay attention to symptoms among relatives.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Longitudinal
- Patients
- Relatives
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