The COVID-19 emergency may cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and as concerns people with MS (pwMS) chronic exposure to a wide range of challenging life events has shown to be correlated with worsening of neurological symptoms, increased lesion burden on brain MRI and relapses. The aim was to investigate perceived stress, depression, perceived social support, habits, and behavior changes in pwMS through COVID19 in comparison to control people.

Perceived stress and social support in a large population of people with Multiple Sclerosis recruited online through COVID 19 pandemic

Bonavita, Simona;Russo, Antonio;
2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 emergency may cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and as concerns people with MS (pwMS) chronic exposure to a wide range of challenging life events has shown to be correlated with worsening of neurological symptoms, increased lesion burden on brain MRI and relapses. The aim was to investigate perceived stress, depression, perceived social support, habits, and behavior changes in pwMS through COVID19 in comparison to control people.
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