CHILD’S COMPETENCES IN CHRONIC ILLNESS: Reduction of mood in patients with multiple sclerosis – influence of interferon taking to deepen the phenomenon
Journal Title: Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica - Year 2017, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of study was to determine whether interferon used by people with multiple sclerosis (MS) significantly reduced subjective mood, and to what extent does this phenomenon occur. Previous studies show that interferon reduces mood levels and even leads to depression in people with multiple sclerosis (Goeb 2005). The study involved 66 people, including 40 women and 26 men. Participants received a questionnaire constructed for the purpose of the study (appendix 1) and the Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) measuring depression levels. The main assumption and the hypotheses were confirmed. The mean score obtained in BDI by interferon recipients was much lower than the mean score of those who did not took this drug. It also turned out that, according to the hypothesis, the results of the BDI questionnaire increased with the prolonging of interferon intake period – people who took interferon for more than four years had significantly higher results than those who were just starting a therapy.<br/><br/>
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Jacek Przybylski, Katarzyna Miszczuk
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