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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Social Cognition

Background:

  • Recent studies indicate social cognition deficits in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).
  • Empathy, a key social cognitive skill, is crucial for social and occupational success.
  • Understanding empathy in MS is vital for improving patient functioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare empathy levels between individuals with MS and healthy controls.
  • To investigate the relationship between empathy and cognitive, psychological, and occupational functioning in MS.
  • To explore correlations between empathy and various functioning domains in both groups.

Main Methods:

  • The study included 278 individuals with MS and 128 healthy controls.
  • Participants completed questionnaires on demographics, cognitive, psychological, and occupational functioning.
  • Statistical analyses included Mann-Whitney U-tests and Pearson/Spearman correlations.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in empathy was found between individuals with MS and healthy controls.
  • In MS patients, higher empathy correlated with higher education, better verbal learning, fewer depressive symptoms, higher extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and better occupational functioning.
  • In healthy controls, higher empathy correlated with fewer depressive symptoms, less fatigue, higher agreeableness, and better occupational functioning.

Conclusions:

  • Empathy levels are comparable between individuals with MS and healthy controls.
  • Empathy shows moderate correlations with reduced depression, increased agreeableness, and improved occupational functioning in both groups.
  • Further longitudinal research is recommended to explore social cognition changes and associated brain networks in MS.