July 30, 2015 /
A new study finds a link
between depressive symptoms and walking impairment in people with
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
between depressive symptoms and walking impairment in people with
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Researchers at the
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign explored the relationship between
depressive symptoms and walking impairment in a sample group of 269 people with
relapsing-remitting MS during a two-year period. They discovered that
depressive symptoms predicted change in walking impairment at one-year
follow-up, and change in walking impairment at one-year follow-up predicted change
in depressive symptoms at two-year follow-up. The authors suggest that their
findings provide evidence for a reciprocal relationship between depressive
symptoms and walking impairment in RRMS.
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign explored the relationship between
depressive symptoms and walking impairment in a sample group of 269 people with
relapsing-remitting MS during a two-year period. They discovered that
depressive symptoms predicted change in walking impairment at one-year
follow-up, and change in walking impairment at one-year follow-up predicted change
in depressive symptoms at two-year follow-up. The authors suggest that their
findings provide evidence for a reciprocal relationship between depressive
symptoms and walking impairment in RRMS.
Their findings were
published in the Journal
of Health Psychology.
published in the Journal
of Health Psychology.
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