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Death Anxiety and Attitudes towards Death in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: An Exploratory Study

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BRAIN SCIENCES
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11080964

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multiple sclerosis; anxiety; depression; fatigue; cognitive impairment; death anxiety; attitude towards death

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The study found that patients with multiple sclerosis had low levels of death anxiety, which was moderately correlated with disability. Depression was significantly correlated with fatigue and disability in MS patients, but not with death anxiety.
Background: Death and the anxiety of it becomes more apparent when confronted with a chronic disease. Even though multiple sclerosis (MS) is a treatable condition today, it is still accompanied by a multitude of impairments, which in turn may intensify of death anxiety. Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between depression, anxiety and death anxiety in individuals with MS. Methods: Fifty-six MS patients were recruited at the Department of Neurology of the University Clinic in Basel. Death anxiety was assessed using the Bochumer Questionnaire on attitude to death and death anxiety 2.0 (BOFRETTA 2.0). Results: Scores of death anxiety towards it in MS patients were low. Only disability (EDSS) was moderately correlated with death anxiety. Depression in MS was significantly correlated with fatigue and disability, but not with the BOFRETTA 2.0. Conclusion: Scores of death anxiety and the attitude towards death are low in this MS cohort. It was shown that both psychopathological and neurological deficits impact the subject of death with respect to multiple sclerosis.

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