PHQiMS: measuring depression in multiple sclerosis

This study is testing whether a questionnaire called PHQ-9 can monitor low mood in people with MS.

Condition(s)

  • Multiple sclerosis

Project type

  • Understanding the condition

About the project

Low mood and depression affects as many as 1 in 2 people with MS at some point in their illness. This is often treatable but can be missed during doctors’ appointments. PHQiMS is a study that tests whether a short questionnaire, PHQ-9, could help to measure and monitor mood in people with MS.

More information

Download the Participant Information Leaflet

Funder(s)

The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic

Publication(s)

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a tool to screen for depression in people with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional validation study
Emily Beswick
Suzanne Quigley
Pamela Macdonald
Sarah Patrick
Shuna Colville
Siddharthan Chandran
Peter Connick
2022 Nov 28 in
BMC Pyschology
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00949-8

Status

Completed

Contact

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